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Portrait of Frederick the Wise by Lucas Cranach

Portrait of Frederick the Wise by Lucas Cranach

“Portrait of Frederick the Wise”. His patron Lucas Cranach the Elder captured in a beautiful engraved portrait. The modest features of this strong and courageous man betray sincere piety. The love of justice led him, the true knight, to the side of Martin Luther. Like Luther, he reverenced the Holy Scriptures and fought for the purity of the Church and the Word of God.

Under the portrait, according to the custom of that time, the inscription, which reads: “I am rightly called Frederick the Wise, I supported the blessed world with great wisdom, patience and luck, despite the intrigues of enemies.” I decorated my land with new buildings, opened a university in Wittenberg, which became known throughout the world, for from it the word of God came out, it destroyed the papal empire and restored the true faith. I was elected emperor, but I rejected this honor in view of old age, I proposed to elect the emperor Charles V. No mercy, no money can I change my decision. “

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