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Object Type
print
Museum number
1895,0122.287
Description
Martin Luther and Jan Hus administering the sacrament to members of the House of Saxe; gathered in a church interior around a fountain surmounted by Christ on the cross; in left background Luther kneeling in front of John Frederick; a horizontal tear at lower left edge. Woodcut
Producer name
School of/style of:
Lucas Cranach the Younger
(Anon. Saxon School)
School/style
German
Production date
1550-1580
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
Dimensions
Height:
277 millimetres
Width:
242 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For another impression, see 1848,1125.139.
Bibliographic references
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(VII.300.152)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
church
communion
Associated names
Representation of:
Martin Luther
Representation of:
Jan Hus
Representation of:
Sybilla of Cleves, Duchess of Saxony
Representation of:
Johann Friedrich I, Elector and Duke of Saxony
Representation of:
Johann Friedrich II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach and Gotha
Representation of:
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Representation of:
Johann Friedrich III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Acquisition name
Donated by:
William Mitchell
Acquisition date
1895
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1895,0122.287