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Title
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Tyndale translating the Bible
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Actual Title
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In Bedford Jail - John Bunyan (1628-88) and his Blind Daughter
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Catalog Number
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94
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Catalog Description
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Tyndale lived for a time with a London alderman, and studied most part of the day at his book, and "would eat but sodden meat by his good will, and drink but small single beer." The book at which he studied was the Bible. But the translation of the Bible into English was not to be done in England, and to avoid persecution Tyndale had to fly to Germany. He finished the New Testament there in 1525, and in 1526 six thousand copies of the New Testament in English were sent over to England.
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Curators Notes
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The painting is an alternate. It has been chosen as an example of the artist's style because the type (or genre) and the date align with the painting listed in the catalog.
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Alt-Text
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Two men in historical clothing are in a dimly lit room; one sits at a table writing on paper, while the other stands behind him holding a book. The scene suggests a scholarly or literary setting.
