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Maker(s):Cranach, Lucas, the elder, after; Reichsdruckerei (printer); Cranach, Lucas, the elder
Culture:German; German (1472-1553)
Title:Martin Luther
Date Made:1883-1920; 1520 original
Type:Print
Materials:Heliogravure; black ink on laid paper
Place Made:Germany, Berlin; Germany, Wittenberg
Measurements:Mount: 12 in x 8 7/8 in; 30.5 cm x 22.5 cm; Sheet: 12 1/8 in x 7 3/8 in; 30.8 cm x 18.7 cm; Plate: 6 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 16.2 cm x 13.7 cm; Image: 5 1/2 in x 3 5/8 in; 14 cm x 9.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  INSCRIPTIONS: recto, lwr. ctr. (etched): AETHERNA IPSE SVAE MENTIS SIMVLACHRA LVTHERVS / EXPRIMIT AT VVULVS CERA LVCAE OCCIDUC ; recto, lwr. l. (printed, black ink): 945 ; TRADEMARK: recto, lwr. r. (blind stamp): REICHSDRUCK [around an eagle's head] ; verso, ctr. (stamp, black ink): FACSIMILE- / REPRODUCTION / DER / REICHSDRUCKEREI / BERLIN ; verso, lwr. r. (stamp, blue ink): printed in Germany
Accession Number:  MH 2010.17.1
Credit Line:Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Barr Jr. to the Smith College Museum of Art, transferred to the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in 2010
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A portrait of Martin Luther depicted in an austere manner as an Augustinian monk.

Tags:
portraits; men; priests

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