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Martin Luther

Plaquette
17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This plaquette representing Martin Luther was probably made in Germany in the 17th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Plaquette
  • Portrait
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
TitleMartin Luther (generic title)
Materials and techniques
tin with lead alloy
Brief description
Plaquette, Martin Luther, tin with lead alloy, German 17th century
Physical description
plaquette with a portrait of Martin Luther and the insciption 'Verbum Domini manet in Aeternum'
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 19.3cm (max)
Credit line
Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons Bequest
Subject depicted
Summary
This plaquette representing Martin Luther was probably made in Germany in the 17th century.
Bibliographic references
  • Weihrauch, H. R. Die Bildwerke des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums. 5. Die Bildwerke in Bronze und in anderen Metallen. Augsburg, 1956. p. 163. no. 200.
  • Kammel, Frank Matthias. 'Luthers Hand. Frühneuzeitliche Porträtreliefs des Reformators'. In: Kulturgut. Aus der Forschung des Germanischen Nationalmuseums. Vol. 55, no. 4 (2017), pp. 1 - 5 (at p. 4, plate 9).
Collection
Accession number
M.1058:1-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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