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The Temple and the Two Witnesses

Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
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A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle measuring the temple of God as two witnesses named by an angel face a snarling beast. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

Date Issued or Published
1522
Subject - Topic/Names
Bible. Revelations
Visions in the Bible
Temples
Monsters
Witnesses
John, the Apostle, Saint
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
The Temple and the Two Witnesses
Date Issued or Published
1522
Description
A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle measuring the temple of God as two witnesses named by an angel face a snarling beast. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
Creator
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
Publisher
Lotter, Melchior, approximately 1490-
Place of Publication
Wittenberg (Germany)
Contributor
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Bible. Revelations
Visions in the Bible
Temples
Monsters
Witnesses
John, the Apostle, Saint
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Keyword(s)
Revelations 11
Extent/Dimensions
31 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Folio
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
Das Newe Testament Deůtzsch
Local Call Number
1522 BIBL:1
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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Pitts Theology Library
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1522
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