Martin luther

Artist: Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar). Date: probably 1532. Medium: Oil on wood. Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (...

Martin Luther

Here's the entire list of the 95 Theses that Martin Luther nailed to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. This Date 1517 became the birth of the Protestant Reformation!

Lucas Cranach, portrait of Martin Luther, c.1520

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.

Luther objected to this practice in sermons prior to 1517. Introduction The medieval indulgence was a writ offered

October 31. It isn’t just Halloween–a very odd candy holiday in which perfectly happy, normal people throw skeleton decorations in their front yards. I don’t mean to be the Halloween Scrooge, but Halloween gets on my nerves. I passed a house yesterday with three fake tomb stones in the front yard. On the stones, the family had written the names of their children (living children). Weird, ya’ll. I don’t care what holiday that is. It’s weird. As far as I’m [...]

National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen: Cranach was a friend of the German priest Martin Luther, known as the father of the Reformation and the founder of Protestantism. The Reformation was a revolt against the Catholic church and split the Christian church into Protestantism and Catholicism. Even though Cranach is now regarded as a Reformation artist, he also painted for Catholic clients.