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Martin Luther

Eisleben 1483 - Eisleben 1546
German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation
(Wikipedia)

Adolf von Donndorf
C.A. Bierling (Dresden)
1895

Description

Bronze statue of Luther with the bible in his both hands. It stands on a pedestal from Swedish granite with four reliefs, showing scenes from Luther's life.

Eisenach - Martin Luther
Luther as a boy and carol singer with Mrs. Ursula Cotta
Luther translating the Bible in the Wartburg

Luther dressed as a hunter, in a thoughtful, meditative attitude
ein feste burg
ist unser gott.

Inscription(s)

errichtet am erinnerungstage
von luthers ankunft auf wartburg
4. mai 1895.

Signature

a. donndorf fec.
Guss von C.A. Bierling-Dresden 1894

Sculptor

Adolf von Donndorf (Weimar 1835 - Stuttgart 1916), German sculptor from Dresden, father of Karl Donndorf (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Eisenach, Die Wartburgstadt, Kultur & Leben Denkmale und Orte des Gedenkens.
Wikipedia, Lutherdenkmal.
Wikipedia, Lutherdenkmal (Eisenach).

Locatie (N 50°58'31" - E 10°19'31")

Item Code: deth080; Photograph: 10 October 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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Luther as a boy and carol singer with Mrs. Ursula Cotta	Luther translating the Bible in the Wartburg
Luther dressed as a hunter, in a thoughtful, meditative attitude	ein feste burg ist unser gott.