Title

'Luther at the Diet of Worms',1521

Caption

'Luther at the Diet of Worms', 1521, (1890). The Diet of Worms 1521 was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by King Charles V in Heylshof Garden, Worms,to address Martin Luther, (1483-1546) and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Date

1521

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F24_349

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,8Mb (2,5Mb) / 18,7in x 12,4in / 5607 x 3726 (300dpi)

Keywords

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