- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Luther's Theses
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-127649
- Date of Original:
- 1830
- Subject:
- Ex-monks--Germany
Monks--Germany
Church buildings--Germany
Crowds--Germany
Catholic church buildings--Germany
Cobblestone roads--Germany
Religious leaders--Germany
Dissenters, Religious--Germany
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 - Location:
- Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Stuttgart, 48.78232, 9.17702
- Medium:
- lithographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Legend holds that Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism and the Lutheran Church, nailed ninety-five theses, or opinions, of dissent to the door of the Catholic church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517.
This image depicts Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism and the Lutheran Church, nailing his ninety-five theses of dissent to the door of the Catholic church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. A crowd gathers around him and watches as he stands on a ladder next to the arched door. Two monks stand behind the crowd. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lutheran-church/m-10367/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lutheran-church
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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