Lucas Cranach
1472-1553.
Portraits of Martin Luther and His Wife, Katharina von Bora
Germany, 1525.
Oil on panel.
unframed: 7 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches (195 x 315 mm); framed: 13 1/4 x 18 inches (337 x 457 mm); left portrait: 4 1/16 inches (103 mm); right portrait: 4 inches (101 mm)
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Provenance
Farrer collection, 1853; Earl de Grey; Duveen Brothers, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
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Both portraits are signed with the artist's emblem, the dragon, and the date of the couple's marriage, 1525.
Summary
Two round portraits. On the left is Martin Luther (1483-1546) and on the right his wife, Katharina Von Bora (1499-1552).
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