Gedenkmonument voor Martin Luther in de Slotkerk te Wittenberg, Philipp Kilian, after Johann Jakob von Sandrart, 1665 - 1693

Title(s)

Gedenkmonument voor Martin Luther in de Slotkerk te Wittenberg

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1920-1045

Catalogue reference

• HAB A 13051

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Met twintigregelig vers in twee kolommen in het Latijn. Op het monument verschillende regels tekst in het Latijn.

Artist

• print maker: Philipp Kilian (mentioned on object)
• after drawing by: Johann Jakob von Sandrart (mentioned on object)
• Hieronymus Osius (mentioned on object)

Place

Germany

Dating

1665 - 1693

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 355 mm
width 231 mm

What

• historical persons
• theologian
• armorial bearing, heraldry
• grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers
• Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues
• Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues
• column, pillar ~ architecture

Where

• Wittenberg

Who

• Martin Luther

Acquisition

purchase 1905

Copyright

Public domain

• Die Porträtsammlung der Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, cat.nr. A 13051