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anonymous: Portrait of Martin Luther  wikidata:Q29579065 reasonator:Q29579065
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Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger  (1515–1586)  wikidata:Q170339
 
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger
Description painter, engraver and politician
Date of birth/death 4 October 1515 Edit this at Wikidata 25 January 1586 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Lutherstadt Wittenberg Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Work period Renaissance
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Lutherstadt Wittenberg Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1774,Q170339
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Title
Polish:
Portret Marcina Lutra Edit this at Wikidata

Portrait of Martin Luther
label QS:Len,"Portrait of Martin Luther"
label QS:Lpl,"Portret Marcina Lutra"
(detail).
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Martin Luther Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1564
date QS:P571,+1564-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 85.5 cm (33.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 66 cm (25.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+85.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+66U174728
institution QS:P195,Q153306
Current location
not on view
Accession number
M.Ob.1757
Object history 16th century
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
: transferred to St. Elizabeth's Church, Wrocław

1946: transferred to National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) from Nazi German Art Repository, Kamenz (Kamieniec Ząbkowicki)

2012: deposited to City Museum of Wroclaw
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1564
Caption bottom:
REVERENDVS VIR DOCTOR MARTINVS LVTHERVS NATVS ANO M.CCCC.LXXXIII. IIII.ID. NOVEMB: HORA XI. ANTE MEDIAM NOCTEM IN OPPIDO CHERVUSCORVM ISLEBEA IDEM MORTVVS EST ANO M.D.XLVI. XII CAL: MARTII. QVI FVIT DIES CONCORDIAE IN PATRIA. ET SEPVLTVS EST WITEBERGAE IN TEMPLO ARCIS
Notes Portrait of the Reformer against a grey background, a curtain is inferred in the top left corner. Luther looks to the right, he wears a black cloak and has short grey hair. He holds a closed book in his hands.
References lucascranach.org
Source/Photographer cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl
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