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It is considered a unique cultural and historical testimony from the time of the Reformation due to its size, depiction and quality of execution.

But not only the wedding is to be depicted, but also the longed-for unity of faith within Lutheranism in view of the disputes after the Augsburg Interim of 1548 (thesis by Heimo Reinitzer).

The donation was accompanied by the condition that it be displayed in the university's large lecture hall every ten years, on the anniversary of Duchess Anna's death on 7 July.

[3] During the Second World War, the work was initially removed to Lübeck, from where it was transferred to the Kunstgutlager Schloss Celle [de] before being returned to the place of its testamentary destination on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the university in 1956.

die Literaturliste in der Datenbank National wertvolles Kulturgut, see Weblinks.