Reformation Collection (page 4)

George Wishart, Scottish religious reformer and Protestant martyr, (1870). Artist:s Freeman
George Wishart, Scottish religious reformer and Protestant martyr, (1870). Wishart (c1513-1546) was tried before Cardinal Beaton and condemned to death

Saint John Fisher, English Catholic bishop, cardinal and martyr, (1748). Fisher (c1469-1535) protested against King Henry VIIIs intention to divorce Catherine of Aragon

Martin Luther, German theologian and Augustinian monk, 19th century. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation

John Wycliffe, English theologian, 19th century. Artist: J Posselwhite
John Wycliffe, English theologian, 19th century. Wycliffe (c1330-1384) was a philosopher, religious reformer and a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation

Philipp Melanchthon German theologian and writer of the Protestant Reformation, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Philipp Melanchthon, German theologian, 19th century. Portrait of Melanchthon (1497-1560), writer of the Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther as Saint Jerome in his Cell, c. 1580. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Vision of Saint Augustine, c. 1520. Artist: Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da (1481-1559)
The Vision of Saint Augustine, c. 1520. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Theodore Beza, French Protestant scholar and theologian, 16th century. Theodore Beza, or de Beze (1519-1605) was an important figure in the French reformation

The Age of the Reformation, (1872), 1900. Artist: Benoist
The Age of the Reformation, (1872), 1900

John Calvin, French Christian theologian, (1854). Jean (or John) Calvin (1509-1564) settled in Geneva and became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation

Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss theologian, (1854). Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland

Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, 19th century. Artist: J Cochran
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, 19th century. Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555) was a Protestant martyr and one of the finest academic minds in the early English Reformation

Portrait of John of Saxony (1468-1532), 1509. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Portrait of John of Saxony (1468-1532), 1509. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554), 1509. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554), 1509. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer, 1522. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521

Jean Calvin, 16th century French theologian, (c1636-1689). Artist: Conrad Meyer
Jean Calvin, French theologian, 1581. Calvin (1509-1564) settled in Geneva and became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation. He gave his name to the strict form of Protestantism, Calvinism

Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415) was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John Wycliffe

Page from Wycliffes translation of the Bible into English, c1400. The bygynynge of ye gospel of Jesus Christ ye sone of God (St Marks gospel)

Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer, c1529. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer, c1529. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521

Desiderus Erasmus, Dutch humanist and scholar, 1523. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Desiderus Erasmus, Dutch humanist and scholar, 1523. Erasmus (1497-1543) was probably the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance

Desiderus Erasmus, 15th-16th century Dutch humanist and scholar, 19th century. Erasmus (1465-1536) writing with a quill pen

Philipp Melanchthon, 16th century German Protestant reformer, 1836. Melanchthon (Schwarzerd) (1497-1560) was a friend of Martin Luther, after whose death he became leader of the German Reformation

George Wishart, 16th century Scottish Protestant reformer, c1860. Wishart, having been tried before Cardinal Beaton and condemned to death, being urged to deny his faith and accept Rome

Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575), Swiss Protestant Reformation divine
Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575) Swiss Protestant Reformation divine. Successor to Zwingli. Copperplate engraving

Calvin, Luther and the Pope fighting each other, published 1600. Facsimile of French cartoon of 1600. Engraving

Ulrich Zwingli, Swiss Reformation divine, c1530 (1851). Chaplain to Swiss forces during Second War of Kappel when he was killed in battle. Steel engraving

Theodore Beza, French religous reformer, c1600 (c1851)
Theodore Beza, French religous reformer and leading Calvinist, c1600 (c1851)

Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian and phycisian, (1511-1553) 1727. Portrait from biography published in 1727. Escaped Catholic Inquisitor General at Lyon

Title page of Luthers translation of the Old Testament, 1534
Title page of Luthers translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into German, 1534. Martin Luther (1483-1546) German religious reformer

Jan Huss, heretical Bohemian theologian, 1866. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415), shown here in prison, was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman

John Wycliffe, 14th century English religious reformer, 1882. Wycliffe (c1329-1384) embarked on a translation of the Bible into English in order to bypass the established Church

George Wishart, 16th century Scottish reformer and martyr, mid 19th century. Wishart (c1513-1546) on his way to trial before Archbishop Beaton, giving his purse to a beggar

Martin Luther with reformers, c1530. Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, left, with John Oecolampadius, John Frederick the Magnanimous

Martin Luther, c1830
Martin Luther (1481-1546), c1830, German Protestant reformer

Protestant theologians working on Luthers translation of the Bible, c1530s
Protestant theologians working on Luthers translation of the Bible. Left to Right: Philip Melancthon (1497-1560), Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Title page of Leo Xs Papal Bull, 1520. The Papal Bull excommunicated the German Protestant reformer Martin Luther

Pope Leo X supervising the burning of Martin Luthors books, 1521
Woodcut of Pope LEO X (Giovanni de Medici 1475-1521, Pope from 1513) supervising the burning of Martin Luthers books after the first Diet of Worms, 1521

Statue of Philipp Melanchthon, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Philipp Melanchthon, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a German clergyman and theologian

Statue of Martin Luther, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Martin Luther, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Protestant Reformation

Statue of Mikael Agricola, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Mikael Agricola, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Mikael Agricola (1510-1557) was a Finnish clergyman who was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation in his country

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