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Summary
Reformation altarpiece
Artist
Lucas Cranach the Younger and workshop
(1515–1586)
Description
painter, engraver and politician
Date of birth/death
4 October 1515
25 January 1586
Location of birth/death
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Work period
Renaissance
Work location
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Authority file
: Q170339
VIAF: 24706489
ISNI: 0000000122775534
ULAN: 500017755
LCCN: n80131754
WGA: c/cranach/lucas_y
WorldCat
Lucas Cranach the Elder
(1472–1553)
Alternative names
Lucas Cranach
Description
-German painter, drawer, printmaker and court painter
Date of birth/death
4 October 1472
16 October 1553
Location of birth/death
Kronach
Weimar
Work location
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Authority file
: Q191748
VIAF: 49268177
ISNI: 0000000121319721
ULAN: 500115364
LCCN: n50020861
NLA: 35031951
WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q191748
Title
Baptism (Philipp Melanchthon performs a baptism / Philipp Melanchthon administers the sacrament of Baptism)
Part of
Stadtkirche Wittenberg
Object type
polyptych / altarpiece
Genre
religious art
Description
Deutsch: Der Mann auf der linke Seite Melanchthons hält ein offenes Taufbüchlein mit dem Vers aus dem Markusevangelium (Mk 16, 16) links auf Latein, rechts auf Deutsch.
Reformation altarpiece, Stadt- und Pfarrkirche St. Marien zu Wittenberg, left wing
Depicted people
Philipp Melanchthon
Jesus
Martin Luther
Hans Lufft
Johannes Bugenhagen
Katharina von Bora
Johannes Luther
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Judas Iscariot
Caspar Aquila
Date
between 1547 and 1548
date QS:P,+1547-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1547-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1548-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
on hardwood
Dimensions
height: 103.5 cm (40.7 in) ; width: 233 cm (91.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+103.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+233U174728
Collection
Stadtkirche Wittenberg
Native name
Stadtkirche Wittenberg
Parent institution
Churches in parish area Wittenberg (Stadtkirchengemeinde)
Location
Lutherstadt Wittenberg , Germany
Coordinates
51° 51′ 59.4″ N, 12° 38′ 41.28″ E
Established
1281
Website
www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de
Authority file
: Q458821
VIAF: 234402840
LCCN: nr99030167
UNESCO: 783-005
GND: 4456857-5
J9U: 987009908929805171
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q458821
Inscriptions
Einen andern Grund kann niemand legen außer dem, der gelegt ist, welcher ist JESUS CHRISTUS
Notes
Deutsch: Das von Lucas Cranach dem Älteren und seinem Sohn, Lucas Cranach dem Jüngeren vollendete Altarbild wurde in St. Marien aufgestellt.
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1174
6
313
252
1507
979
Caspar Aquila
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thumb|200px I cropped it from this larger image by Lucas Cranach the Elder. I release any rights I gained by cropping it into the public domain.
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