Martinus Lutherus Septiceps
A woodcut depicting Martin Luther as a seven-headed monster, critiquing his deviation from Catholicism. Each head is labeled (from left to right): Doctor, Martinus, Lutherus, Ecclesiastes, Suermerus, Visitactor, and Barrabas. This was a classic piece of Catholic propaganda, portraying Luther not only as a Doctor and Churchman, but as a Turk, a wild enthusiast (Suermerus) and "Barrabas."
Schumann, Valentin, -1542
Leipzig (Germany)
Cochlaeus, Johannes, 1479-1552
Latin
Monsters
Catholicism
Propoganda
Turks
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Sixteenth century
20 cm (approx.)
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Quarto
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Septiceps Lutherus : ubiq[ue] sibi, suis scriptis, co[n]trari[us], in visitatione[m] Saxonica[m]
1529 COCH
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Emory University
Pitts Theology Library
Sieben Köpffe Martini Luthers vom hochwirdigen Sacrament des Altars