Martin Luther and Katharina von BoraLucas Cranach the Elder painted this double marriage portrait to celebrate Luther’s wedding in 1525 to Katharina von Bora, a former nun. The artist was one of the witnesses at the wedding and, in fact, had presented Luther’s marriage proposal to Katharina. The couple quickly became a model of the ideal marriage, and many churches wanted their portraits. More than sixty similar paintings, with slight variations, were produced by Cranach’s workshop and hung in churches and wealthy homes. (Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder [1472– g-