A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott), illustration #29 from Timotheus Klein's Martin Luther (Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1920-21) / Lovis Corinth

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2007/2.108
Title
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott), illustration #29 from Timotheus Klein's Martin Luther (Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1920-21)
Artist
Lovis Corinth
Artist Nationality
German
Artist Life Dates
1858 - 1925
Object Creation Date
1920
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Germany (nation)
Bavaria (state)
Upper Bavaria
Walchensee
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Germany (nation)
Creation Place 3
Bavaria (state)
Creation Place 4
Upper Bavaria
Creation Place 5
Walchensee
Style/Group/Movement
German Expressionism
Dimensions
32.07 cm x 24.77 cm (12 5/8 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Drawing
Primary Object Type
life drawing
Physical Description
An approaching army in the foreground, with pikes or lances held in fists. A mounted soldier in the background carries a lance. At the top of the image is the phrase, left to right: "EINE feste Burg ist unser GOTT" — the first line to Martin Luther's hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."
Subject Matter
A depiction of the wars that resulted from Martin Luther's Reformation - specifically, an army marching to battle under the banner of Martin Luther's most famous hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."
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2432 x 3134
File Size
1 MB
Record
2007/2.108
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.108/2007_2_108.jpg

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"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott), illustration #29 from Timotheus Klein's Martin Luther (Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1920-21); Lovis Corinth." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.108/2007_2_108.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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