Image of Martin Luther Luther burning papal bull of excommunication, with elaborate border featuring captioned vignettes from Luther's life and portraits of Jan Hus, Girolamo Savonarola, John Wycliffe, Kaspar Cruciger, Philipp Melanchton, Johann Bugenhagen, King of Sweden Gustav II Adolf, and Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. "Published u. printed by H. Schile, 36 Division St. N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "Project by H. Schile. Original by H. Bruckner."--text, bottom center margin. "Ent. accord. to Act of Cong. in the year 1874 by H. Schile in the Office of Librarian of Cong. at Washington."--text, bottom right margin. "H. Breul"--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 53.5 x 68.58 cm (21 1/16 x 27 in.)
Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1604-1639--Pictorial works Bugenhagen, Johann, 1485-1558--Pictorial works Cruciger, Kaspar, 1504-1548--Pictorial works Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632--Pictorial works Hus, Jan, 1369?-1415--Pictorial works Luther, Martin, 1483-1546--Pictorial works Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560--Pictorial works Reformation Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498--Pictorial works Wycliffe, John, -1384--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Religion Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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