The Empty Tomb

Book Title: Kercken Postilla, dat ys, Vthlegginge der Epistelen vnd Euangelien, an de Söndagen vnde vornemesten Festen / Doct. Mart. Luth

Author: Luther, Martin, 1483-1546

Image Title: The Empty Tomb

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Description: An angel proclaims Christ's resurrection to the women. In the background, Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene as a gardener. This woodcut illustrates Luther’s sermon on Mark 16. It is dated 1562 and has the engraver’s symbol, engraver's knife, and monogram (CE) are placed in the mid right corner and the 4-cross is in the lower left.

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