Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Martin Luther (Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.220.2)Sacred Art & IconographyMartin Luther (Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.220.2)Oil on wood, probably 1532, Metropolitan Museum of Art 55.220.2Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Martin Luther (Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.220.2)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/martin-luther-cranach-workshop-met-55-220-2.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Martin Luther (Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.220.2). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/martin-luther-cranach-workshop-met-55-220-2Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-martin-luther-workshop-of-lucas-cranach, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Martin Luther (Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.220.2)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/martin-luther-cranach-workshop-met-55-220-2}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA small oil-on-wood portrait of Martin Luther, produced by the Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, probably in 1532. It follows the standardized bust-length likeness of Luther that the Cranach workshop produced in multiple versions during the reformer's own lifetime to circulate a recognizable image of him. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 55.220.2, given by Robert Lehman in 1955.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPhysical FormMediumWell-attestedOil on wood panel. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionLutheranism, Denominations Well-attested Source Martin Luther (1483-1546), accession 55.220.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsMartin Luther, Figures Well-attested The portrait's directly named sitter per the museum's own title and its own subject-tag identifier, attributed by the museum to the Cranach workshop convention the corroborating Wikipedia record independently names as the primary source of Luther's likeness in his own lifetime.Source Martin Luther (1483-1546), accession 55.220.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Additional Source Martin Luther (Wikipedia)tier 3Sources1. Martin Luther (1483-1546), accession 55.220.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceMartin Luther (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaDepicts: Martin LutherQuote, Depicts: Martin LutherLucas Cranach the Elder painted the standard portraits of Martin Luther during his own lifetime, establishing the likeness by which he was recognized.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year