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Martin Luther in His Study
later 16th century (?)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 14.3 x 12.7 cm (5 5/8 x 5 in.)
Sheet: 14.6 x 13.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 14.6 x 13.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP18708
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionA reduced and altered copy of Albrecht Dürer's Saint Jerome in His Study, with Martin Luther taking Jerome's role.
Signed
in plate, on tablet, lower left: W.S.
Marks
Verso: collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; MFA stamp with accession number in ink: 18708
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower left to lower center: [two crossed swords within a circle] PESTIS ERAM FIFUS / MORIENS TUA MORS ERO PAPA [a rose]
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.