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).
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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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