The Life of Luther in 48 Historical Engravings by Gustav Koenig (1857)
Above, Luther is seen preparing himself by prayer to appear before the Emperor and Diet. He is standing with Prundsberg at the entrance of the hall.
Birth of Luther
Luther, in his schooldays, sings before the House of Dame Ursula Cotta, at Eisenach
Luther acting as Vicar-General of the Augustinian Order in the absence of Staupitz
Luther allaying the fury of the Iconoclasts, 1522
Luther and Hans Kohlhase
Luther at Rome
Luther before the Diet of Worms
Luther before the Legate Gaetan
Luther beside the coffin of his daughter Magdalene
Luther burning the Pope's bull
Luther comforted by an aged monk
Luther continues his translation of the Bible with the help of Melanchthon, 1523-1524
Luther created a Doctor in the Holy Scriptures
Luther enters the Augustinian Convent, 1505
Luther finds a Latin Bible in the University Library at Erfurt
Luther gives lectures at Wittenberg
Luther goes to Eisleben, his danger by the way, his arrival
Luther in prayer at the bedside of Melanchthon
Luther is ordained priest
Luther is seen refusing Absolution to penitents producing their Indulgences; and in the center he is affixing his ninety-five theses to the church-
Luther is Taken to School
Luther ministering to the sick and dying in time of pestilence
Luther preaches in the Convent chapel
Luther preaching at Seeburg against the Peasants' War in 1525
Luther reading the Bible to the Elector John
Luther restored by music
Below, Luther is riding away from the Wartburg. Above, to the left, Luther and the Swiss students in the Black Bear at Jena; to the right, Luther, amidst his friends at Wittenberg, recognized by the same students.
Luther's Burial
Luther's conference with Zwingle concerning the Sacrament, 1529
Luther's Death
Luther's Disputation with Eck
Luther's entrance into Worms
Luther's Friend Alexis is killed by a flash of lightning close beside him, on a journey, when they were travelling together
Luther's Marriage
Luther's portrait taken by Lucas Cranach
Luther's Singing School in the house, and the introduction of the German Hymn
Luther's summer pleasures in the midst of his family
Luther's troubles and penances in the Convent
Luther's winter pleasures in the midst of his family
Luther taken prisoner on his return
Luther translating the Bible at Wartberg
Luther visited in sickness by the Elector John Frederick
The administration of the Lord's Supper in both kinds
The improvement of the schools and introduction of the Catechism
The presenting of the Augsburg confession of Faith
The Sermon
The translation of the Bible