Reformation Collection (page 5)

Portraits of Martin Luther, 1529, (oil on panel)
7146427 Portraits of Martin Luther, 1529, (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) (workshop of); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

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Portraits of Martin Luther and Phillip Melanchton, 1543, (oil on panel)
7146436 Portraits of Martin Luther and Phillip Melanchton, 1543, (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print)
3785221 Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: English admiral and privateer)

Mary I
3784942 Mary I; (add.info.: Mary I. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Queen of England and Ireland (1553-1558) : 18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558

Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print)
3784947 Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print); (add.info.: English admiral and privateer. Second person to circumnavigate the world Cassells History of England, Vol. II, p.317); Lebrecht History

Moses rescued from the Nile, 1704 (engraving)
CUL4862160 Moses rescued from the Nile, 1704 (engraving) by German School, (18th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: MOSES (13th C. BC)

Sir Walter Raleigh
3784956 Sir Walter Raleigh; (add.info.: Sir Walter Raleigh. English writer, poet, courtier and explorer, c 1552 - 29 October 1618. Cassells History of England, Vol. II, p.412); Lebrecht History

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
3784949 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; (add.info.: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. English nobleman. One of Elizabeth Is favourites)

Philip II of Spain
3784948 Philip II of Spain; (add.info.: Philip II of Spain. King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily. Husband to Mary I of England (1556-1558). 21 May 1527 - 13 September 1598

Latimer preaching before Edward VI
3784950 Latimer preaching before Edward VI; (add.info.: Latimer preaching before Edward VI. From a woodcut in Foxe's Martyrs, 1563)

Edmund Spenser
3787604 Edmund Spenser; (add.info.: Edmund Spenser. English poet and author of The Faerie Queene which was put to music by Henry Purcell: c.1552 - 13 January 1599. Cassells History of England, Vol)

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
3785220 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; (add.info.: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. English nobleman. One of Elizabeth Is favourites)

King James I
3786022 King James I; (add.info.: King James I. Became King James VI of Scotland in 1567 and then inherited the Crown of England and Ireland as James I)

Signature of Queen Elizabeth I
3784945 Signature of Queen Elizabeth I; (add.info.: Signature of Queen Elizabeth I. Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603): 7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603. Cassells History of England, Vol

Queen Elizabeth I enters London, 23 December 1558
3784944 Queen Elizabeth I enters London, 23 December 1558; (add.info.: Queen Elizabeth I enters London, 23 December 1558. On horseback accompanied by her court)

Mary I
3785217 Mary I; (add.info.: Mary I. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Queen of England and Ireland (1553-1558) : 18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558

MELANCHTON, Philipp Schwarzerd, called (1497-1560). Theologian and Luther's collaborator (engraving)
CUL4933423 MELANCHTON, Philipp Schwarzerd, called (1497-1560). Theologian and Luther's collaborator (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); (add.info.: By DURER)

Stephen Gardiner, c. 1483 - 1555. English bishop, politician and Lord Chancellor during the English Reformation period
3039867 Stephen Gardiner, c. 1483 - 1555. English bishop, politician and Lord Chancellor during the English Reformation period. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825

Huldrych Zwingli or Ulrich Zwingli, 1484 - 1531
3116322 Huldrych Zwingli or Ulrich Zwingli, 1484 - 1531. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leader of the Reformation in Switzerland)

LUTHER, Martin (1483-1546). German religious reformer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4862222 LUTHER, Martin (1483-1546). German religious reformer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Jerome of Prague. Portrait. 18th century (print)
7315129 Jerome of Prague. Portrait. 18th century (print) by Dutch School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jerome of Prague, 1379-1416)

Mary, Queen of Scots, illustration from Cassell's Illustrated History of England (coloured engraving)
3787732 Mary, Queen of Scots, illustration from Cassell's Illustrated History of England (coloured engraving) by English School; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen of Scotland (1542 -1567)

Satire on the Papacy, 1555. Creator: Melchior Lorck
Satire on the Papacy, 1555

Jan Hus, 1712 (engraving)
1733920 Jan Hus, 1712 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: Jan Hus (c. 1372 - 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss

The Armed Knight (engraving)
3646508 The Armed Knight (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Armed Knight. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Pierre Paul Riquet (engraving)
1734009 Pierre Paul Riquet (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Pierre Paul Riquet (1609?-1680) French businessman he was a pioneer about workers rights he designed

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE LAW FRAUD, 1953
7177499 DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE LAW FRAUD, 1953 by Italian Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: ELECTORAL SYSTEM Event popular scam against the law for the parliamentary elections)

Illustation of Martin Luthers hymn asking for the help of God against the deadly work of the Pope (engraving)
1127192 Illustation of Martin Luthers hymn asking for the help of God against the deadly work of the Pope (engraving) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Antoine Barnave (1761-93) (engraving)
XIR241588 Antoine Barnave (1761-93) (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: leader of Club des Feuillants; )

John Knox the younger(?), Scottish preacher and writer, 16th cen 1798 (engraving)
7237223 John Knox the younger(?), Scottish preacher and writer, 16th cen 1798 (engraving) by Trotter, Thomas (1750-1803); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Knox the younger()

Anne-Louise Germaine Necker, Baroness of Stael-Holstein (engraving)
1720086 Anne-Louise Germaine Necker, Baroness of Stael-Holstein (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766 - 1817)

Elizabeth Montagu, 18th century British social reformer, , 1769 (engraving)
7233685 Elizabeth Montagu, 18th century British social reformer, , 1769 (engraving) by Holloway, Thomas (1748-1827); (add.info.: Mrs)

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer, with the orphans of Nidwalden, Switzerland
7148126 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer, with the orphans of Nidwalden, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving) by Klimsch

Robbing the Church (engraving)
2788245 Robbing the Church (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robbing the Church)

Protestant Reformers, c. 1654 (oil on panel)
736721 Protestant Reformers, c.1654 (oil on panel) by English School, (17th century)

Martin Luther burning indulgences (litho)
6023240 Martin Luther burning indulgences (litho) by Synge, Edward Millington (1860-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Luther burning indulgences)

Presbyterian reformer John Knox meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots, 1560s (colour litho)
5208314 Presbyterian reformer John Knox meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots, 1560s (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Peasants War, 1524-26 (engraving)
2788246 The Peasants War, 1524-26 (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peasants War, 1524-26)

John Calvin, born Jehan Cauvin, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960990 John Calvin, born Jehan Cauvin, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: John Calvin, born Jehan Cauvin, 1509-1564)

On the threshold of the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther with the Bible (engraving)
7148062 On the threshold of the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther with the Bible (engraving) by Lindenschmidt, Wilhelm von (1829-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bishops become Unpopular (engraving)
2788242 Bishops become Unpopular (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bishops become Unpopular)

Martin Luther before the Papal Legate Cardinal Thomas Cajetan, Augsburg, Germany, 1518 (engraving)
7148070 Martin Luther before the Papal Legate Cardinal Thomas Cajetan, Augsburg, Germany, 1518 (engraving) by Lindenschmidt

Portrait of King Henry VIII of England
6337240 Portrait of King Henry VIII of England by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Henry VIII of England)

Paris Commune, 22nd January 1871 (engraving)
1720441 Paris Commune, 22nd January 1871 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871)

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The Reformation: A Revolutionary Movement in Religious History The Reformation, led by Martin Luther, was a pivotal moment in religious history that forever changed the course of Christianity. In 1517, Luther boldly nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, sparking a wave of dissent against the corrupt practices of the Catholic Church. Luther's defense before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet in Worms in April 1521 showcased his unwavering commitment to challenging established norms and seeking spiritual truth. This iconic event is immortalized through a line engraving from the 19th century, capturing Luther's courageous stand against religious authority. As Luther's ideas gained momentum across Europe, other influential figures emerged. John Calvin played a significant role with his theological teachings and leadership in Geneva. His impact on Protestantism cannot be overstated as he advocated for reforming church practices and emphasizing individual faith. Satirical depictions mocking Martin Luther highlight both opposition and fascination with this movement. The illustration "Fleisch macht Fleisch" (Meat Gives Meat) from 1555 reflects societal reactions to Luther's views on fasting during Lent – an example of how deeply ingrained traditions were challenged during this period. Meanwhile, William Tyndale contributed immensely to spreading Reformation ideals by translating the Bible into English so that common people could access it directly without relying solely on clergy interpretation. In England, Henry VIII's desire for divorce sparked further reformation efforts resulting in England breaking away from papal authority. This marked another significant chapter within this transformative movement. The Reformation was not just about theological debates; it had profound social and political implications as well. It reshaped societies across Europe and ignited discussions about power structures within religion and government alike. Today we remember these brave individuals like Martin Luther who fearlessly stood up against corruption while risking their lives for what they believed was right.