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Melanchthon Collection

Melanchthon, born as Philipp Schwartzerdt in 1497, was a prominent figure during the Reformation era

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1543. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)

Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1543. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1543. Private Collection

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philip Melanchthon, 1497 - 1560, born Philipp Schwartzerdt

Philip Melanchthon, 1497 - 1560, born Philipp Schwartzerdt
3116323 Philip Melanchthon, 1497 - 1560, born Philipp Schwartzerdt. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German author, humanist reformer, theologian and educator)

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Portrait of Filippo MELANTONE (engraving)

Portrait of Filippo MELANTONE (engraving)
6203086 Portrait of Filippo MELANTONE (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); (add.info.: Filippo MELANTONE (16 February 1497-9 April 1560)

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Monk Calf of Freiberg (Das Moenchskalb zu Freiberg), by Cranach, Lucas

Monk Calf of Freiberg (Das Moenchskalb zu Freiberg), by Cranach, Lucas
FIA4713442 Monk Calf of Freiberg (Das Moenchskalb zu Freiberg), by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553). Woodcut, 1523. Staatliche Museen, Berlin by Cranach, Lucas

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Wittenberg, Market-Place, with Luther and Melanchthon Statues (engraving)

Wittenberg, Market-Place, with Luther and Melanchthon Statues (engraving)
2810512 Wittenberg, Market-Place, with Luther and Melanchthon Statues (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wittenberg, Market-Place)

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Dr Philippus Melanchton (engraving)

Dr Philippus Melanchton (engraving)
812846 Dr Philippus Melanchton (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Philippus Melanchton 1497-1560)

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: The Reformers, Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, Bunyan, Wesley, Whitefield, Fletcher

The Reformers, Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, Bunyan, Wesley, Whitefield, Fletcher, Miller (engraving)
971050 The Reformers, Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, Bunyan, Wesley, Whitefield, Fletcher, Miller (engraving) by American School

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philip Melanchthon, 1526. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Philip Melanchthon, 1526. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Philip Melanchthon, 1526

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Melancthons House, at Wittenberg, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Melancthons House, at Wittenberg, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Melancthons House, at Wittenberg, 1845. The Melanchthonhaus, home of German theologian and Protestant reformer Philipp Melanchthon, at Wittenberg in Germany

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Melancthon, (1497-1560), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Melancthon, (1497-1560), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Melancthon, (1497-1560), 1830. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther and theologian of the Protestant Reformation

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Luther and Melanchthon, c1500-1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown

Luther and Melanchthon, c1500-1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Luther and Melanchthon, c1500-1520, (1890). Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a German Lutheran reformer and collaborator with Martin Luther, (1483-1546) in the Protestant Reformation

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: The Reformers, 16th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown

The Reformers, 16th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The Reformers, 16th century, (1947). European reformist theologians: John Wycliffe, Jan Hus, Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, Philipp Melanchthon, Martin Bucer and Theodore Beza

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Philipp Melanchthon, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Philipp Melanchthon, (1933). Portrait of German Lutheran reformer Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: The Reformers. Creator: Unknown

The Reformers. Creator: Unknown
The Reformers. German poster with portraits of Reformation characters: Jan Hus, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, Philipp Melanchthon and John Calvin

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1532

Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1532. Found in the collection of Schloss Friedenstein Gotha

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560)

Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560). Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560)

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560). Private Collection

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Melanchton 1497-1560, 1934

Melanchton 1497-1560, 1934. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), born Philipp Schwartzerdt a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon, 1526 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer

Philipp Melanchthon, 1526 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Philipp Melanchthon, 1526 (1906). Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a prominent theologian of the Protestant Reformation in Germany

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon German theologian and writer of the Protestant Reformation, 19th century

Philipp Melanchthon German theologian and writer of the Protestant Reformation, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Philipp Melanchthon, German theologian, 19th century. Portrait of Melanchthon (1497-1560), writer of the Protestant Reformation

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon, 16th century German Protestant reformer, 1836

Philipp Melanchthon, 16th century German Protestant reformer, 1836. Melanchthon (Schwarzerd) (1497-1560) was a friend of Martin Luther, after whose death he became leader of the German Reformation

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Monuments memorials Wittenberg Rathaus Wittenberg

Monuments memorials Wittenberg Rathaus Wittenberg
Monuments and memorials in Wittenberg, Rathaus Wittenberg, Market squares in Saxony-Anhalt, 1906, Saxony-Anhalt, Wittenberg, Markt mit Rathaus, Luther, und Melanchthon, Denkmal, Germany

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon 1526 Albrecht Dürer

Philipp Melanchthon 1526 Albrecht Dürer
Philipp of Melanchthon, 1526. Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Market Place, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, With The Martin Luther And Melanchthon Statues

Market Place, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, With The Martin Luther And Melanchthon Statues, In The 19Th Century. From Pictures From The German Fatherland Published C.1880

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon, Aka Philipp Schwartzerd 1497-1560 German Author, Humanist Reformer

Philipp Melanchthon, Aka Philipp Schwartzerd 1497-1560 German Author, Humanist Reformer, Theologian And Educator From The Book " Gallery Of Portraits" Published London 1833

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Evangelical Jubilee print of the second centenary of the Reformation, 1717, print maker

Evangelical Jubilee print of the second centenary of the Reformation, 1717, print maker: Adolf van der Laan, Abraham Lairesse I de, 1717

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: PROTESTANT REFORMERS. Detail of the Reformers from the Meienberg Epitaph, Blasiikirche

PROTESTANT REFORMERS. Detail of the Reformers from the Meienberg Epitaph, Blasiikirche, Nordhausen, Germany, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: PHILIPP MELANCHTHON (1497-1560). German religious reformer

PHILIPP MELANCHTHON (1497-1560). German religious reformer. Detail from the altarpiece in the Stadtkirche at Wittenberg, Germany, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: PHILIP MELANCHTHON (1497-1560). German scholar and religious reformer

PHILIP MELANCHTHON (1497-1560). German scholar and religious reformer

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: PHILIP MELANCHTHON. (1497-1560). German scholar and religious reformer

PHILIP MELANCHTHON. (1497-1560). German scholar and religious reformer. Oil on panel by Lucas Cranach the elder

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melancthon (Philipp Schwartzed 1497-1560) German theologian of the Protestant Reformation

Philipp Melancthon (Philipp Schwartzed 1497-1560) German theologian of the Protestant Reformation. Vignette from 19th century illustrations of Luthers life. Religion Christian

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Cranach, Lucas the Younger (1515-1586). Philipp

Cranach, Lucas the Younger (1515-1586). Philipp
" Cranach, Lucas " the Younger" (1515-1586). Philipp Melanchthon. 1540s. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. GERMANY. Heidelberg. Palatinate Museum."

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: PHILIPP MELANCHTHON (1497-1560). German scholar and religious reformer: line engraving, German

PHILIPP MELANCHTHON (1497-1560). German scholar and religious reformer: line engraving, German, 19th century

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Simon Grynaeus, German theologian

Simon Grynaeus, German theologian
Simon Grynaeus (1493-1541), German theologian. Grynaeus was born into a peasant family, yet managed to obtain an education at Pforzheim

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Philipp Melanchthon, German theologian

Philipp Melanchthon, German theologian
Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), German theologian. Born Philipp Schwartzerd near Karlsruhe, he was educated at the Latin schol at Pforzheim

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Joachim Camerarius, German scholar

Joachim Camerarius, German scholar
Joachim Camerarius (1500-1574), German classical scholar. Born at Bamberg as Joachim Liebhard, Camerarius gained his latinised name from members of his family being appointed chancellor (camerarius)

Background imageMelanchthon Collection: Melanchthon

Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon, German religious reformer and scholar. Digitally colored engraving of a Durer portrait


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Melanchthon, born as Philipp Schwartzerdt in 1497, was a prominent figure during the Reformation era. He was a close associate of Martin Luther and played a significant role in shaping Protestant theology. In various portraits and engravings, we catch glimpses of Melanchthon's appearance and influence. The engraving titled "Portrait of Filippo MELANTONE" captures his dignified countenance, reflecting his scholarly nature. Another intriguing artwork is Lucas Cranach's "Monk Calf of Freiberg, " which portrays Melanchthon alongside Luther. This piece symbolizes their collaboration in challenging the Catholic Church's teachings. Wittenberg, the epicenter of the Reformation movement, witnessed Melanchthon's intellectual prowess firsthand. Engravings like "Wittenberg Market-Place with Luther and Melanchthon Statues" immortalize their statues standing tall amidst bustling crowds—a testament to their enduring legacy. Dr Philippus Melanchton is depicted in an engraving that showcases his academic pursuits—his dedication to education earned him recognition as one of Germany's leading humanist scholars. The Reformers' collective portrait highlights Melanchthon alongside other influential figures such as Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, Bunyan, Wesley, Whitefield, Fletcher, Miller—an assembly representing diverse theological perspectives united by their commitment to reforming Christianity. Artists sought to capture Melancthon's essence through various mediums; E. Bocquet created a vivid color lithograph showcasing his likeness while Albrecht Durer portrayed him with intricate detail in 1526. Melancthons House at Wittenberg stands as a physical reminder of where he lived and worked—the place where ideas were exchanged and shaped history forevermore. Through these visual representations spanning different centuries—from c1500-1520 to 1947—we gain insight into how this remarkable scholar left an indelible mark on the Reformation movement.