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Martin Luther – Antique Wall Art

Martin Luther, [between 1900 and 1950] — historic print
Martin Luther, [between 1900 and 1950]. Historic print from the Religious collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic print captures Martin Luther in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Martin Luther

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A color halftone reproduction of a painting by Lucas Cranach, this print preserves the likeness of Martin Luther (1483-1546), the German theologian whose 1517 challenge to indulgences launched the Protestant Reformation. Cranach, court painter in Wittenberg to the Electors of Saxony, was a close friend of Luther and produced many of the portraits that fixed the reformer's appearance in the public mind. Halftone printing let such paintings circulate widely in books and pamphlets, so reproductions like this one, made between 1900 and 1950, carried Cranach's image of Luther to audiences far from the original workshop.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1950]
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone, color.
GenrePortrait paintings Reproductions 1900-1950.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1900-1950.
NotesReproduction of painting by Lucas Cranach. No. 119, no. 1919.
SubjectsLuther, Martin,--1483-1546.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,826 × 4,730 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220448

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