Allegorical woodcut, with printed captions, representing Martin Luther and his wife Katharina on horseback leading their followers by the broad way into hell (cf. Matthew 7:13-14). Used by Melchior Lotter of Leipzig
Allegorical woodcut, with printed captions, representing Martin Luther and his wife Katharina on horseback leading their followers by the broad way into hell (cf. Matthew 7:13-14). Used by Melchior Lotter of Leipzig.
Note Luther's fly-swatter, used to keep off the flies accompanying the devil toward whom he rides (possibly Beelzebub, whose name is interpreted as Lord of the Flies; cf. Matthew 10:25 and 12:24ff). Compare also the image from another anti-Lutheran pamphlet in the comment below.
Established heading: Lotter, Melchior, ‡d ca. 1470-1549
Penn Libraries call number: GC5 H2743 530l
Allegorical woodcut, with printed captions, representing Martin Luther and his wife Katharina on horseback leading their followers by the broad way into hell (cf. Matthew 7:13-14). Used by Melchior Lotter of Leipzig
Allegorical woodcut, with printed captions, representing Martin Luther and his wife Katharina on horseback leading their followers by the broad way into hell (cf. Matthew 7:13-14). Used by Melchior Lotter of Leipzig.
Note Luther's fly-swatter, used to keep off the flies accompanying the devil toward whom he rides (possibly Beelzebub, whose name is interpreted as Lord of the Flies; cf. Matthew 10:25 and 12:24ff). Compare also the image from another anti-Lutheran pamphlet in the comment below.
Established heading: Lotter, Melchior, ‡d ca. 1470-1549
Penn Libraries call number: GC5 H2743 530l