Martin Luther

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Martin Luther

by Robert Boissard, after Lucas Cranach the Elder
line engraving, circa 1597
5 3/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. (138 mm x 105 mm) plate size; 6 5/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (167 mm x 138 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D23476

Sitterback to top

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

Artistsback to top

  • Robert Boissard (1570?-circa 1603), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
  • Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), Painter; Draughtsman; printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.

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Events of 1597back to top

Current affairs

Philip II of Spain launches another armada against England. As in 1588, the fleet is dispersed by a storm, which is celebrated as divine intervention.
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex is made Earl Marshall.
Charles Howard, Baron Howard of Effingham is created Earl of Nottingham.
King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) publishes Daemonologie, an attack on witchcraft that incites a fever for witch-hunts.

Art and science

William Shakespeare writes The Merchant of Venice.
The musician John Dowland publishes The First Booke of Songes or Ayres, the most successful music publication of the period.

International

Philip II of Spain opens peace negotiations with Henry IV of France after his army in the Spanish Netherlands fails to defeat the forces of France or the Protestant United Provinces of the northern Netherlands.
The Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi launches a second invasion of Korea.

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