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Cabinet Portrait of Katharina von Bora, Wife of Martin Luther
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The small round portrait of Katharina von Bora has its pendant in the portrait of her husband, Martin Luther (Inv. 177). These are so-called capsule portraits, whose frame profiles are worked in such a way that they interlock and could be stored closed like a box. Such portraits are only attested from Cranach's workshop in the short period between 1525 and 1527.
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKapselbildnis der Katharina von Bora, der Gattin Martin Luthers. 1525. Lucas Cranach d. Ä. (1472–1553). Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk von Prof. Johann Rudolf Thurneysen-Faesch (Quelle: UB, AN II 26, p.27). Public domain.
