Property from the Collection of Sir Peter Jonas
Eduard Dietrich
Interior of the study in the house of Martin Luther
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Property from the Collection of Sir Peter Jonas
Eduard Dietrich
German 1803 - 1877
Interior of the study in the house of Martin Luther
signed, dated and inscribed lower right: D. Lutheri cubiculum,/ vere pinxit/ E. Dietericus./ Wittenburgensis./ MDCCCXXX
oil on canvas, unlined
unframed: 57.4 x 79.5 cm.; 22⅝ x 31¼ in.
framed: 65.7 x 87.5 cm.; 25 7.8 x 34½ in.
Where acquired by Sir Peter Jonas (1946–2020).
According to the inscription this interior of Luther's study was painted from the original, in a castle in Wittenberg. It was almost certainly here that the Protestant reformer translated the Old Testament, which was illustrated by his friend Lucas Cranach the Elder.
For more information on the Collection of Sir Peter Jonas, please see: Sir Peter Jones: A Lifelong Love of Old Masters