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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4390
People
Lucas Cranach the Elder, German (1472 - 1553)
Title
Martin Luther as an Augustinian Friar
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1520, printed late 16th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273226

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 13.4 x 9.5 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: below image, in plate: AETHERNA IPSE SVAE MENTIS SIMVLACHRA LVTHERVS / EXPRIMIT AT VVLTVS CERA LVCAE OCCIDVOS / ·M·D·X·X·
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 9085 / cn
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: B5. / L. Cranach.
  • inscription: verso, upper center, graphite: "Very rare. / Fine impression." / (Dealer's remarks.) / $17.--
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: Luther.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iii/iii
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 5; Hollstein 6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4390
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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