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  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: Taken from the printing of an early and very popular sermon by Luther on indulgences and grace, this woodcut shows Jesus being taken down from the cross by Mary the mother of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, and the Apostle John. This illustration is reminiscent of the “Man of Sorrows” image shown lat...
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: Taken from a sermon by Martin Luther on the suffering of Christ, this woodcut shows Jesus on the cross with his tomb before him and (perhaps) the Apostle John (or another disciple) kneeling in prayer or worship before him. In the lower right corner is the monogram of Hans Schäufelein (which incor...
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: A rendering of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with Mary and the beloved disciple looking on
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: This woodcut of the crucifixion of Jesus, with the Apostle John and Mary the mother of Jesus standing nearby, was included in a 1519 treatise by Luther on the worthy reception of the Eucharist. A skull is at the foot of the cross (alluding to the biblical references to Golgotha [the place of the ...
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: Jesus is crucified as Mary and John look on
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: The Apostle John makes the sign of blessing, as he holds a cup with serpent. The monogram of the artist, Virgil Solis (1514-1562), is in the clouds at the upper right.
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: With the inscription “INRI” (“Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum “ = “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”) at the head of the cross, this image shows Mary (the mother of Jesus) and Joseph of Arimathea taking the body of Jesus down from the cross
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: A rendering of the crucifixion with Mary and the beloved disciple looking on.
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: The Crucifixion. Mary the mother of Jesus and the Apostle John flank the cross of Jesus Christ; Jerusalem is in the background and the inscription "INRI" is above Jesus' head. All three figures have haloes.
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: This historiated title page border depicts the four attributes of the gospel writers, an image of God, and an image of the transfiguration