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Lutheran art consists of all religious art produced for Lutherans and the Lutheran churches.This includes sculpture, painting, and architecture. Artwork in the Lutheran churches arose as a distinct marker of the faith during the Reformation era and attempted to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the teachings of Lutheran theology.
Lutherans strongly defended their existing sacred art from a new wave of Calvinist-on-Lutheran iconoclasm in the second half of the century, as Calvinist rulers or city authorities attempted to impose their will on Lutheran populations in the "Second Reformation" of about 1560–1619.
Evangelical Lutheran Parish Church of St. Peter und Paul in Weimar Weimar Cranach Altarpiece (or Herderkirche Weimar Cranach Altarpiece ) is a Lutheran winged altarpiece created by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his son Lucas Cranach the Younger between 1552 and 1555 for the Church of St. Peter und Paul in Weimar , Germany.
The Wittenberg altarpiece is a visualization of several major principles of the Protestant Reformation, and serves as a portrayal of Lutheran sacramental theology. On the front, the middle panel and the inner two wings depict the three sacraments recognized by Luther, namely the Baptism, Eucharist and Absolution.
A later (1536) version by Cranach and his son. Oil, gold and paper on panel, transferred on panel. The left and right "wings" of the paintings illustrate the Protestant concept of Law and Gospel, which emphasizes salvation through the forgiveness of sins in light of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Lutherans teach that at baptism, people receive regeneration and God's promise of salvation. At the same time, they receive the faith they need to be open to God's grace. Lutherans baptize by sprinkling or pouring water on the head of the person (or infant) as the Trinitarian formula is spoken. Lutherans teach baptism to be necessary, but not ...
As such, "Lutheran worship became a complex ritual choreography set in a richly furnished church interior." [12] Lutherans proudly employed the use of the crucifix as it highlighted their high view of the Theology of the Cross. [11] [13] Thus, for Lutherans, "the Reformation renewed rather than removed the religious image."
Baptism of Christ (1588) by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem. Baptism of Christ is a 1588 oil on canvas painting by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, now in the Musée du Louvre, in Paris, which acquired it in 1983 (RF 1983-25). [1] [2] [3] [4]