on the left painting: Artist's insignia at the left near the sitter's shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right
on the left painting: - on the top edge (a later addition): 'ANNO . 1530 . AM . 29 . TAG . IVNY . IST. HANS . LVTHER . D . MARTINVS . . VATER . INN . GOTT . VERSCHIEDENN .'
on the right painting: - on the top edge (later addition): 'ANNO . 1531 . AM . 30 . TAG . IVNY . IST. MARG ARETA . LVTERIN D . MARTINVS . MVTTER . INN . GOTT . VERSCHIEDEN .
Notes
Friedländer, Rosenberg (1978) No.: FR316 and FR317
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Portraits of Hans and Margarethe Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1527
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