Martin Luther (1483–1546) and Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560)
Artist
Lucas Cranach the Younger
(German, 1515–1586)
Date1558
MediumOil on pear wood
Dimensions24 1/8 x 34 7/8 in. (61.3 x 88.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Object numberGL.60.17.65
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![Woodcut title page from Von Menschenlehre zu meiden (Avoiding the Doctrines of Men) by Martin Luther (d. 1546) [fol. 1r-v]; Imprint: Printed in Wittenberg by Johann Rhau-Grunenberg, 1522](/internal/media/dispatcher/8268/thumbnail)
Johann Rhau-Grunenberg
Published in 1522; woodcut created in 1520
