Martin Luther

1548

Melchior Lorch

Associated Names
Melchior Lorch

Artist, Danish, 1526/1527 - 1583 or after

The image depicts a man seated behind a desk. He has rounded facial features and short, curly hair. He wears a dark robe with fur trim and holds a writing quill over an open book. Closed books are to his left and documents to his right. The background is plain with Latin text, a coat of arms, and a monogram signature in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 25.8 x 17.2 cm (10 3/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5723

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 30

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65024026

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