Woodcut title page from Von Menschenlehre zu meiden (Avoiding the Doctrines of Men) by Martin Luther (d. 1546) [fol. 1r-v]; Imprint: Printed in Wittenberg by Johann Rhau-Grunenberg, 1522

Printer Johann Rhau-Grunenberg German, active 1508–1527

Artist Lucas Cranach the Elder German, circa 1472–1553

DatePublished in 1522; woodcut created in 1520

Mediumink on paper, woodcut with some later hand coloring

Dimensionsoverall: 7 3/16 × 5 7/16in. (18.2 × 13.8cm)

ClassificationsBook Arts

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number62.1.1/10

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ProvenanceFred Werther, Baltimore, Maryland no. 2316 (stamped in black ink on bottom left of recto); [Ferdinand Roten Galleries, 123 W. Mulberry St, Baltimore, Maryland]; NCMA purchase, February 13, 1962.

Published References"Catalogue of Early Book Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Calendar of Art Events (May 1962), cat. no. 33. "Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 4, nos. 2 and 3 (Winter-Spring 1964), listed 66.

Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Early Book Art,” May 1962, then traveling, cat. no. 33. Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–April 24, 2023.

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