The Pope as an ass / Woodcut / 1545
Religion / Anti-Catholic satire /
The Reformation.
The Pope in the shape of an ass with bagpipes on the throne.
Woodcut, 1545, by Lucas Cranach.
From: Martin Luther, Abbildung des Papsttums. Wittenberg 1545.
ID
AKG34679ProductionDate
1545EventDate
1545Credit line
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Category
Art
Culture and Entertainment
History and Politics
People and Society
Religion and Belief
Artist
Lucas Cranach, the Elder
Technique
Woodcut
Graphic Art
Printed Graphics
Time period
Middle Ages
16th century
2nd millennium A.D.
Topic
World Religion
Christianity
German Art
Bagpipe
Protestant Church
History
Satire
Caricature and Satire
Caricature
Catholic Church
Art
Literature
Music
Pope (Catholic)
Reformation
Religion
Ridicule
Instrument
Renaissance
Fabled Creature
Donkey
Devil
Throne
Animal in Human Role
Papacy
Zoomorphy
Anti-Clericalism
Tiara
Full-Length
Religious Criticism
Anti-Catholicism
Consequences of the Reformation
Power (Political)
Protestant Church
Location
Germany
Wittenberg
Person
Martin Luther
High
3157 × 4961 (44.8 MB)
26.7 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpi
Lossless
4829 × 7588 (104.8 MB)
40.9 cm × 64.2 cm @ 300 dpi