Luther's kidnapping, lithograph, published in 1850 插畫檔

Luther's kidnapping: After Martin Luther refused to recant his writings at the Diet of Worms on April 25, 1521, King Frederick the Wise of Saxony, on Luther's return journey from Worms, ordered his protective custody and had him quartered at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach. There, he translated the New Testament from ancient Greek into German in just ten weeks, completing it by March 1522. Lithograph, published in 1850.