Title

Luther at the Diet of Worms,1521

Caption

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521, (1936). 'Luther Auf Dem Reichstag Zu Worms, 1521'. German priest and scholar Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521 and declared an outlaw at the Diet of Worms. (The Diet of Worms was an imperial 'diet' or assembly of the Holy Roman Empire held in Worms, Germany). Under the protection of the Elector of Saxony, Luther produced a German translation of the Bible, and he went on to found the Lutheran Protestant Church. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F23_228

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 17,0in x 14,2in / 5086 x 4259 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male man men historical religious education meeting German arts country religion book guy color Christianity location century thirties literature priest concept speech scholar Protestant Protestantism album Colour 1930s 16th century 20th century sixteenth century history historic The Print Collector cigarette card excommunication Holy Roman Empire Reformation Martin Luther Unknown Martin Luther cigarette card Diet of Worms Paul Thumann Thumann Paul Bilder Deutscher Geschichte O.H.W. Hadank Hadank O.H.W. Oskar Hermann Werner Hadank Oskar Hermann Werner O H W Hadank O H W Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld Altona-Bahrenfeld Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Cigaretten Bi Friedrich Paul Thumann Thumann Friedrich Paul cigarette card