Portrait of Martin Luther as a half-length figure against a grey background. Luther faces to the left and presents the viewer with an open bible. His hand and the book extend over a text block in the lower part of the painting.
[Görres, cda 2013]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Cat. Leipzig 2006, 106] |
- Production date
- 1579
Production date
| 1579 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 71 x 48 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 71 x 48 cm
[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 106]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia center left with winged serpent and the date '1579'.
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia center left with winged serpent and the date '1579'.
[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 106]
- Inscriptions and Labels
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top: 'IN EFFIEGIEM REVERENDI VIRI D DOCTORIS MARTIN LUTHERI.'
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bottom:
'NATUS ES ISLEBII DIVINE PROPHETA LUTHERE. RELIGIO FULGET TE DUCE …Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- top:
'IN EFFIEGIEM REVERENDI VIRI D DOCTORIS MARTIN LUTHERI.'
- bottom:
'NATUS ES ISLEBII DIVINE PROPHETA LUTHERE. RELIGIO FULGET TE DUCE PAPA IACET.'
The book is open showing the text of Paul's first letter to Timothy, Chapter 1.
[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 106]
- Owner
- Stadtgeschichtliches Museum, Leipzig
- Repository
- Stadtgeschichtliches Museum, Leipzig
- Location
- Leipzig
- CDA ID
- DE_SML_kK21
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SML_kK21/
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