Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Title

Martin Luther

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Christie's online catalogue, accessed 15.05.2020]

Late half-length portrait of Martin Luther against a neutral background, facing to his left. He is wearing a black coat and holds a small edition of the bible in his hands.

[cda 2020]

Attributions
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Handwritten annotation by D. Koepplin on a letter from Christie's, London, 03.03.1998; Koepplin Archive]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Christie's online catalogue, accessed 15.05.2020]

Production date
after 1553

Production date

after 1553

[cda 2020]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 39.7 x 26.6 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscription beneath the image: 'ISTE REPVRGATOR DOCTRINAE IE SORDE PAPATVS // TALIS IN INGENVA FRONTE LVTHERVS ERAT. // CORPORIS …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Inscription beneath the image:

  • 'ISTE REPVRGATOR DOCTRINAE IE SORDE PAPATVS // TALIS IN INGENVA FRONTE LVTHERVS ERAT. // CORPORIS EFFIGIEM MEDIAM MANVS AMVLA PINXIT. // SE TOTVM IN SCRIPTIS PINGIT AT ILLE SVIS.'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P357
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P357/

Connected Works

Philipp Melanchthon
  • Philipp Melanchthon, after 1553
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P358
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Provenance

  • Martin Luther, after 1553

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