Bild – Geschlecht – Rezeption

Katharina von Bora und Martin Luther im Spiegel der Jahrhunderte

edited by Carlotta Israel and Camilla Schneider

Book cover: Bild – Geschlecht – Rezeption

Extent: 240 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: Art & Art History, Religious Studies

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(October 2021)

ISBN: 9783374068784

Price: $25.00

In stock

Taking a closer look at pictures of Protestantism Cranach’s portraits of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora, the Protestant arch parents, will catch the observer’s eye. How have they been presented as man and woman, though? Which characteristics have accumulated in verbal images and figurative drawings and paintings in the past five centuries? What has been the role of Katharina and her statements about Martin and their marriage in this context? This volume will introduce you to 500 years of partly polemic and partly sacralizing reception. Besides presentations over the centuries in-depth exemplary work on source material will provide interesting insights in church historical research including gender aspects.

  • Edited by Carlotta Israel
  • Edited by Camilla Schneider