Martin Luther

1 portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Martin Luther

after Lucas Cranach the Elder
woodcut, 1546
6 in. x 3 3/4 in. (153 mm x 94 mm) paper size
Given by A.C. Potter Esq, 1936
Reference Collection
NPG D47379

Sitterback to top

  • Martin Luther (1483-1546), German religious reformer. Sitter associated with 17 portraits.

Artistback to top

  • Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), Painter; Draughtsman; printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.

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Events of 1546back to top

Current affairs

The Treaty of Ardres ends England's war with France and Scotland. Francis I of France agrees to pay a large pension to King Henry VIII and his successors.
Henry VIII becomes seriously ill.

Art and science

The Dutch artist William Scrots paints Princess Edward (later King Edward VI) using an unusual and virtuoso technique of distorted perspective (anamorphosis).
King Henry VIII founds Trinity College, Cambridge.

International

The German Protestant reformer Martin Luther dies while attempting to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the mounting tension between German Protestant and Catholic factions. The Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes prepares for war against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

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