Catherine Van Bora Wife of Martin Luther.

Artist: unknown Engraver: J.C. Buttre

Image Size: approx. 4.25 by 5.50 inches ; Overall Size : 6.25 by 10.25 inches.
This is a genuine antique engraved portrait of the wife of Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation, published in an American literary art journal in 1858. It is in very good condition and shows a detailed portrait with embroidered gown, hat, and broach. The print is accompanied by four pages of biographical information describing her life, family history, and relationship with Luther.

These old prints are renowned for their detail as well as their historical accuracy. There is a crease in the upper right margin area not seen in the photograph because it is in the margin.

Item #1724     Price $35

1499 born the daughter of an impoverished noble
1504 attended the convent school of the Benedict order in
Brehna (near Halle)
1508 entered the convent in Nibschen (near Torgau)
1515 Katharina made her vows and became a nun at the
earliest possibility
(Easter)1523 fled - together with 8 other nuns - from the
convent in Nibschen near Torgau
She was taken in by the household of Cranach the Elder in Wittenberg
She developed feelings for Hicronymus Baumgaertner, a student at the University of
Wittenberg and the son of a Nuernberg patrician family. His parents sent for him,
however, and even Luther's attempts at negotiation failed.
She was courted then by Pastor Glatz, a lecturer from Orlamuende, but she refused
him. She supposedly told Nikolaus von Amsdorf that she wanted to marry Luther -
but Luther would rather marry Ave von Schoenfeld, another former nun from
Nimbschen...
13.Juni 1525 Engagement and marriage to Dr. Martin Luther