First of all I would like to apologize that the image is not on the blog because I am blogging on my phone, however, the hyperlink will connect you to the image. In this image by Gustov Spangenberg, Martin Luther is depicted with his family. I found this image intriguing because the typical image of Martin Luther is a portrait of him with a regal look to him. However, in this image he is show with his family playing music. This seems unusual to me because honestly I have never seen a picture of Martin Luther participating in any activity.
To me this image depicts not only Martin Luther but possible activities people would have taken part in in Germany in this time period. It appears that Martin Luther is playing a guitar of sorts while his family sings. I imagine they are singing hymns together, which seems like an odd past time to people in the 21st century but appears to be quite enjoyable to the Luther family. I wonder if this was possibly a regular hobby of the Luther's or, because this painter was not present in the time period, just the painters imagination.
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I found the picture interesting as well. I can just imagine Luther trying out his hymns on his families, and as we discussed in class Luther wrote several hymns. I can picture his kids snickering at some of their fathers rough draft hymns.
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