portrait diptych martin luther and his wife katharina von bora the uffizi gallery florence italy

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Portrait Diptych of Martin Luther and his Wife Katharina von Bora at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy

Portrait Diptych of Martin Luther and his Wife Katharina von Bora at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy . Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. His patrons were powerful supporters of Martin Luther, and Cranach used his art as a symbol of the new faith. Cranach made numerous portraits of Luther, and provided woodcut illustrations for Luther`s German translation of the Bible.