Martin Luther on Deësis: His Rejection of the Artistic Representation of "Jesus, John, and Mary"

By Franz Posset

At times, Reformation scholars and art historians are confused about Luther's attitude toward the visual arts which depict saints as intermediaries between God and humanity. Rarely do they thematize the issue in relation to the deësis, i.e. Christ…

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