Passional Christi unnd Antichristi

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553, woodcutter, attributed name, Cranach, Hans, -1537, woodcutter, attributed name, Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, author, Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560, author, Schwertfeger, Johann, author, Maler, Matthes, -1536, printer · 1521 · [Erfurt : Matthes Maler] · 2 pictures

Passional Christi unnd Antichristi is a 1521 German polemical book printed in Erfurt by Matthes Maler, with text by Martin Luther and woodcuts attributed to Lucas and Hans Cranach, aimed at Lutheran readers contrasting Christ with the papacy. The two woodcut pages show a pope-like figure carried under a canopy between kneeling clergy, and a winged dragon-like beast with a horned figure hovering above a field of small crouching people. Designers can draw on their bold black line work, dense hatching, and stark contrast between ornate costume and grotesque creatures.

Jesus Christ · Antichrist

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