The Law and the Gospel

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The Law and the Gospel is a seminal 16th-century Lutheran Reformation painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder that visually contrasts divine judgment under the Law with salvation through the Gospel.

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instanceOf Lutheran Reformation art ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance key visual formulation of Lutheran theology ⓘ
seminal work of 16th-century Protestant art ⓘ
artisticSchool Cranach workshop ⓘ
associatedWith Elector John Frederick I of Saxony ⓘ
Wittenberg Reformation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
creator Lucas Cranach the Elder ⓘ
depicts Adam and Eve ⓘ
Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
Gospel of Jesus Christ ⓘ
linked to: The Gospel

John the Baptist ⓘ
Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to: The Last Judgment

Moses ⓘ
Old Testament law ⓘ
Resurrected Christ ⓘ
linked to: the risen Christ
genre religious painting ⓘ
hasVersion multiple workshop variants ⓘ
panel painting versions ⓘ
woodcut versions ⓘ
iconographicTheme contrast between Law and Gospel ⓘ
justification by faith alone ⓘ
inception c. 1529 ⓘ
influencedBy Martin Luther ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to: Philip Melanchthon
languageOfInscription German ⓘ
locationOfCreation Wittenberg ⓘ
mainSubject Law and Gospel in Christian theology ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ
salvation through Christ ⓘ
material oil paint ⓘ
movement Northern Renaissance ⓘ
Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
period 16th century ⓘ
purpose didactic tool for Lutheran doctrine ⓘ
sideRepresentingGospel right side ⓘ
sideRepresentingLaw left side ⓘ
support wood panel ⓘ
symbolizes Lutheran doctrine of justification ⓘ
condemnation under the Law ⓘ
grace through the Gospel ⓘ
theologicalTradition Lutheranism ⓘ
usedFor catechetical instruction ⓘ
popularizing Lutheran teaching ⓘ
visualStructure divided composition contrasting two halves ⓘ

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Lucas Cranach the Elder → notableWork → The Law and the Gospel ⓘ