Johannes Bugenhagen 1537

This portrait of Johannes Bugenhagen, a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation, was painted in 1537 by Lucas Cranach the Elder, a leading German Renaissance artist. The work, now located in the Lutherhaus in Wittenberg, Germany, depicts Bugenhagen in a simple, dark robe, with his characteristic round face and a black cap. Cranach's use of realistic detail and bold colors highlights Bugenhagen's individual features, making it a powerful and memorable image of a pivotal figure in religious history.