Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, mit Doktorhut, Brustbild im Profil nach links, mit Inschrift

Title

[KKL 2020]

Print, engraving

See German text version

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

[KKL 2022]

Dating: 1521

Dating

1521	[dated, KKL 2022]

Chronology: 1521
as of 1521

Chronology

1521	[dated]
as of 1521	[cda 2026]
18th century	#[dating according to watermark, cda 2026]

Dimensions: Plate: 208 (+/-1) x 149 (+/-1) mm

Dimensions

Plate: 208 (+/-1) x 149 (+/-1) mm
Image: (+/-1) x 149 (+/-2) mm
[Thomas Klinke, KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia and date in the lower margin: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and date 'M·D·X·X·I·'

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia and date in the lower margin: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and date 'M·D·X·X·I·'
[KKL 2022]

Inscriptions: 'LVCAE OPVS ◊ EFFIGIES ◊ HAEC ◊ EST ◊ MORITURA ◊ LVTHERI ◊|| AETHERNAM ◊ MENTIS ◊ EXPRIMIT ◊ …

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

'LVCAE OPVS ◊ EFFIGIES ◊ HAEC ◊ EST ◊ MORITURA ◊ LVTHERI ◊|| AETHERNAM ◊ MENTIS ◊ EXPRIMIT ◊ IPSE ◊ SVAE || M · D · X · X · I ·' (I.4D1.2)
[KKL 2022]

CDA ID: LC_HVI-9_8
KKL-No: I.4D1, Part of portait group I
Bartsch-No: VII.278.6
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/LC_HVI-9_8/

References

Reference on page

Jahn, Bernhard 1972

201, 208, 209

Author	Johannes Jahn
Editor	Marianne Bernhard
Title	Lucas Cranach der Ältere: 1472 - 1553. Das gesamte graphische Werk. Mit Exempeln aus dem graphischen Werk Lucas Cranach des Jüngeren und der Cranachwerkstatt
Place of Publication	Munich
Year of Publication	1972

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Hollstein 1959

Author	Friedrich W. H. Hollstein
Title	Cranach - Drusse
Publication	in K.G. Boon and R.W. Scheller, eds., Hollstein's German engravings, etchings and woodcuts: ca. 1400 - 1700
Volume	6
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Year of Publication	1959
References	GND 1132640032

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Bartsch 1808

278

Author	Adam Bartsch
Title	Le peintre graveur. Les vieux maitres allemands
Volume	7
Place of Publication	Vienna
Year of Publication	1808
Link	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-228876
References	GND 997996056

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Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, mit Doktorhut, Brustbild im Profil nach links, mit Inschrift, 1521

State / Edition: 1st state; edition a)

Dating: 1521

Dating

1521

[dated]

Medium: Print on laid paper

Medium

Print on laid paper

[cda 2026]

Dimensions: Image: 203 x 146 mm

Dimensions

Image: 203 x 146 mm
[The Johnson Family Collection, revised 2026]

Labels: verso, lower left corner: unidentified collectors' mark
[The Johnson Family Collection 2026]

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

verso, lower left corner: unidentified collectors' mark
[The Johnson Family Collection 2026]

CDA ID: US_JFCC_NONE-001

Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/US_JFCC_NONE-001

Owner: The Johnson Family Collection L.P., Chicago
Repository: The Johnson Family Collection L.P., Chicago
Location: Chicago

Provenance

- Unidentified, indistinct circular stamp verso (apparently not in Lugt);
- Kornfeld, 25 June 1992,lot 58; acquired from this sale by the present owner.
[The Johnson Family Collection, revised 2026]

Exhibitions

Hamburg 2003, no. 47
Cincinnati 2017
Urbana-Champaign 2025-2026

Images

Technical studies

2026 - Technical Examination

Watermark

Watermark: absent

[cda 2026]

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