Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Philip Melanchthon (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19.73.117)Sacred Art & IconographyPhilip Melanchthon (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19.73.117)Engraving, Albrecht Durer, 1526, Metropolitan Museum of Art 19.73.117Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Philip Melanchthon (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19.73.117)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/melanchthon-met-19-73-117.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Philip Melanchthon (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19.73.117). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/melanchthon-met-19-73-117Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-philip-melanchthon-metropolitan-museum-o, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Philip Melanchthon (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19.73.117)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/melanchthon-met-19-73-117}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn engraving titled "Philip Melanchthon," by Albrecht Durer, dated 1526, one of four late portrait prints of sitters Durer knew personally. Melanchthon is shown in half length, the plate's own inscription naming him. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 19.73.117.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source Philip Melanchthon, accession 19.73.117 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsPhilipp Melanchthon, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright, a half-length portrait plate the artist inscribed with Melanchthon's name.Source Philip Melanchthon, accession 19.73.117 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesPhilip Melanchthon, accession 19.73.117 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 19.73.117View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year