The Five Reformers.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1855-1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 5/8in. (30 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 9 7/8in. (35.4 x 25.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionFive bust-length portraits appear as vignettes within a double rule. Some men have beards and mustaches. All wear academic or clerical robes, some with fur trim. Some wear hats or caps. Below each man are his name, birthplace, and date, and place of death and death date.

Object number1946.11.9

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE FIVE REFORMERS. / 461."; in image, beneath portraits (from upper left to lower right), "Philip Melanchthon. / Born at Bretten. Febr. 16th 1497. / Died at Wittenberg April 19th 1560." "John Huss. / Born at Hussinez (Bohemia) 1373. / burnt at Konstanz July 6th 1415." "Dr. Martin Luther. / Born at Eisleben Nov. 10th 1483. / Died at Eisleben Febr. 18th 1546." "Ulric Zwingli. / Born at Weidenhausen Jan. 1st 1484. / Died at Battle of Cappel Oct. 11th 1531." "John Calvin. / Born at Noyon July 10th 1509. / Died at Geneva May 27th 1564."
On verso, in pencil, lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 9"and accession number.NotesSubject Note: Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Jan Hus (1369?-1415), Dr. Martin Luther (1483-1546), Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), and John Calvin (1509-1564) were all religious reformers. Hus, Luther, and Zwingli looked down on the selling of indulgences, and Calvin argued for the separation of church and state.
The spelling of some names on the print differs from current standard usage.

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