View asset onlyMartin Luther with plague victimsLuther, Martin.German monk, priest and Protestant Reformer;Eisleben 1483– ibid. 1546.– “Martin Luther with plague victims” (the plague in Wittenberg in 1535; Luther handing out the last supper to a dying person).Etching, 1847, by Gustav König (1808–1869).Image 45 of the series: Dr. Martin Luther, der deutsche Reformator. In bildlichen Darstellungen von Gustav König,Stuttgart (Rudolf Besser) 1857.Colourised at a later stage.IdentifierAKG726966ArtistGUSTAV KOENIGSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1535Image date1847Time Period16TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicAID (RELIEF)ALTRUISMBOOK ILLUSTRATIONBUBONIC PLAGUECHARITY (ALTRUISM)CHRISTIANITYCLERGYMANCOMMUNION (SACRAMENT)COMPASSION ; PITYDISEASEDYINGEPIDEMICFACEMASK (SURGERY)FINAL COMMUNIONGERMAN ARTHISTORYHOPELESSNESSHOSPITAL VISIT ; VISITING A SICK PERSONLASTLOVELUTHER ROSE ; LUTHER SEALMEDICINEMERCYMISERYMORTAL DANGER ; DANGER TO LIFEMOTHER AND CHILDPERSONREFORMATIONREFORMER (RELIGION)RELIGIONSACRAMENTSSCENESICK PERSON (FEMALE)SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE ; COUNSELLING ; COUNSELINGGeographyGERMANYWITTENBERGPersonCARITASMARTIN LUTHERTechniqueETCHINGGRAPHIC ART ; GRAPHIC ARTSPRINTED GRAPHICSSize4961px × 4214px (59 MB) 42.0 cm × 35.6 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats7831px × 6652px (149 MB) TIFF66.3 cm × 56.3 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Pestilence et Grand Malheur, une histoire visuelle de la pesteLes grandes épidémies de l'histoire