Passional Christi und Antichristi  

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Passionary of the Christ and Antichrist (1521, Passional Christi und Antichristi) is a collection of 26 cartoons by Lucas Cranach the Elder, commissioned by Luther, depicting the moral contrasts between genuine and false Christianity.

Other prints

  • Woodcut of the Pope as the Antichrist, signing and selling indulgences[1]
  • Christus, by Lucas Cranach. This woodcut of John 13:14-17. Cranach shows Jesus kissing Peter's foot during the footwashing. This stands in contrast to the opposing woodcut, where the Pope demands others kiss his feet.[2]
  • A woodcut of people kissing the pope's feet[3]

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