Portrait of Jan Hus

047_RP_2_Ian_Huss
Creator
Jan Hus
Creation-date
-
Technique
Engraving
Material
Paper
Inventory number
N-2 (HUSS, JEAN)
Subject-1
Jan Hus
Object-Current-Location
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Digital resource author
GrECI Project
Digital-resource-rights holder
University of Franche Comté (for GrECI project)
Image-number
047_RP_2
License
CC BY

Description

Influenced by Wycliff, the Czech theologian Jan Hus also produced a translation of the Bible. He preached the importance of the Gospel and the need of reformation inside the Church. He was condemned for heresy and executed in 1415.
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