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The Elector of Saxony, and the Reformers, by L. Cranch (Front)

Caldesi & Montecchi

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Photograph of "Martin Luther and the Wittenberg Reformers," a painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger. The painting depicts Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, front and center with leaders of the Protestant Reformation. To Frederick's right is Martin Luther, while to his left is Philip Melanchthon, pointing upward.

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  • Title: The Elector of Saxony, and the Reformers, by L. Cranch (Front)
  • Creator: Caldesi & Montecchi
  • Date Created: 1858
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 19.3 × 11.2 cm (7 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.582.1.79
  • Culture: British
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Caldesi & Montecchi (British, active 1850s)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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