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Katharina von Bora (1499-1552)
Lucas Cranach the Elder1529
German Historical Museum
Berlin, Germany
The portraits of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora are a plea for clerical marriage. Above the head of Katharina it reads: "She will be blessed by begetting children". The marriage of Luther and Katharina von Bora produced six children: three daughters and three sons.
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- Title: Katharina von Bora (1499-1552)
- Creator: Lucas Cranach the Older, Workshop
- Date Created: 1529
- Location: Wittenberg
- Physical Dimensions: 51,8 x 34,6 cm
- Subject Keywords: Reformation
- Transcript:SALVAE (B)ITUR PER FILIORUM GENERACIONEM (She will be blessed by begetting children).Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Deutsches Historisches Museum
- External Link: DHM collection database
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Photographer: Sebastian Ahlers
- Inventory no.: 1989/1547.2
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