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Dr. Martin Luther standing at a lectern with open Bible – Vintage Wall Art

Dr. Martin Luther standing at a lectern with open Bible — historic image
Dr. Martin Luther standing at a lectern with open Bible. Historic image from the Books & Writers collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Dr. Martin Luther standing at a lectern with open Bible. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Dr. Martin Luther standing at a lectern with open Bible

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Dr. Martin Luther, the German theologian who helped start the Protestant Reformation, is shown here at a lectern with an open Bible, a pairing that points to his central claim that scripture, rather than church tradition alone, should guide Christian faith. Luther's 1517 challenge to indulgences and his later translation of the Bible into German made the printed word a tool of religious reform. Pictures of him with a book often stress that link between the man and the text he put at the center of his work.

Original scan6,941 × 8,569 px · prints to 23 × 29 in at 300 dpi
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