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Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Lucas Cranach the Elder1529
German Historical Museum
Berlin, Germany
The portraits of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora are a plea for clerical marriage. The Bible quotations clarify the division of roles. For the reformer the quote reads: "In quietness and trust shall be your strength".
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- Title: Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- Creator: Lucas Cranach the Older, Workshop
- Date Created: 1529
- Location: Wittenberg
- Physical Dimensions: 52,5 x 36,3 cm
- Subject Keywords: Reformation
- Transcript:IN SILENCIO ET SPE ER(IT) FORTITUDO VESTRA (In quietness and trust shall be your strength).Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Deutsches Historisches Museum
- External Link: DHM collection database
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Photographer: Sebastian Ahlers
- Inventory no.: 1989/1547.1
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