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Evangelium Lucae am xvi Cap.

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Evangelium Lucae am xvi Cap.

[ca. 1525?]
etching and engraving
plate mark: 10 13/16 x 10 13/16 in. (275 x 275 mm.); image: 9 3/16 x 10 13/16 in. (233 x 275 mm.)
Peel 0013
Notes
Watermark: unknown.
Provenance

Fomerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Luther appears in the bottom right corner of the design; at the top right is a vision of God the Father and Son watching the Pope, who is consumed by flames. In the centre the vice of the Roman Church is depicted by the luxurious behaviour of the Pope, bishops and monks.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints