Keyword: Blood – Image Gallery

Human Sacrifice in front of an Aztec Pyramid (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 280v

Aztec Human Sacrifice (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 75r

Allegory of the Sacrifice of the Eucharist [1460]
Chiesa di S. Salvatore, Campi, Norcia (Umbria, Italia)

Killing of the Passover Lamb, putting blood on the lintel and the door-posts (1335-1340)
from: Rylands Sephardi Haggadah, Passover Haggadah (Catalonia, Spain)
Manchester, The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 6, fol. 19v

Aztec Temple with Hung Skulls (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 232v

Aztecs do Penance, cutting their Ears and Tongues [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 79r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Humans Sacrificed in the Fire and on the Pyramid [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 40r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Two Aztec do Sacrfice offering Incense and cutting the Body (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 248v

Aztec Ritual with Human Linbs [1501 - 1525]
from: Codex Borbonicus
Bibliothèque de l'Assemblée Nationale, Paris

Dedication of a New Temple to Coatl God (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 170v

Ritual Feast with Human Linbs offered to a God [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 73r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

A Man Sacrificed on an Aztec Pyramid [1501 - 1525]
from: Codex Borbonicus
Bibliothèque de l'Assemblée Nationale, Paris

Human Sacrifice on Pyramids with Aztec Gods (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 131r

Scenes related to Saint Augustine addressing the Romans, featuring the Mass and, in the upper right, an animal sacrifice in the Temple. Augustine's words on a scroll read: «C'est le vray sacrifice a Dieu agreable». [1480]
from: St. Augustin [Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis]: La cité de Dieu. Enlumineur Maître de Coëtivy, Traducteur: Raoul de Presles (1316-1382). Miniature at the beginning of book 10
France, Mâcon, Médiathèque et Archives municipales, Ms. 1, fol. 305

Human sacrifice (1577)
from: Historia general de las cosas de nueva España, II
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, cod. m.p. 220, Firenze

Aztec Rite in front an Idol (1577)
from: Historia general de las cosas de nueva España, II
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, cod. m.p. 220, Firenze

Human Sacrifice in front of the King [1585]
from: Codex Ramírez or Tovar - Relación del origen de los indios que hábitan esta Nueva España según sus Historias
John Carter Brown Library

Ritual Sacrifice during a Fight [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 18r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Sacrificing the Sabine cow (1470-1480)
from: Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, trad. Simon de Hesdin et Nicolas de Gonesse (Bruges)
Paris, BnF, Français 289 f.329v

Aztecs offer Blood to their Principal God [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 88r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Sacrifices for the Dead [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 72r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Aztec Sacrifice in front of a Pyramid [1562]
from: Codex Telleriano - Remensis
Bibliotèque Nationale de France, Paris

Beheading of St. John the Baptist (1608)
St. John's Malta Co-Cathedral (La Valletta, Malta)

A Man Burnt Alive during a Sacrifice (1572)
from: Codex Cozcatzin, c. 26r
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Human Sacrifice for the Toci Goddess (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 181r

Sacrifice of an Aztec [1562]
from: Codex Telleriano - Remensis
Bibliotèque Nationale de France, Paris

Different Sacrifices in front of a Dirty Pyramid of Blood [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 87r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Aztec Pyramid with Human Blood on the Steps [1562]
from: Codex Telleriano - Remensis
Bibliotèque Nationale de France, Paris

Ritual Human Sacrifice [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 70r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

A Symbolf of the Sacrifices to an Aztec God (demon) [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 12r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Goods for the Sacrifice during Gacitocoztli Feast [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 32r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Aztecs offer Incense and Dirty Paper of Blood [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 74r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Aztec sacrificing an Heart (1577)
from: Historia general de las cosas de nueva España, II
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, cod. m.p. 220, Firenze

Sacrfice and Revenge among the Aztecs (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 70r

Aztec Human Sacrifice (1577)
from: Historia general de las cosas de nueva España, II
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, cod. m.p. 220, Firenze

Fictitious illustration of a medieval ritual murder accusation (1627)
from: Matthäus Rader, Bavaria Sancta Band III, 1627, p. 173

ASlave Sacrified in front of his Dead Owner [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 66r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Aztec Sacrifice to thank Gods for the Vistory (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 138r

The Oath of Brutus (1771)
Musée Municipal Frederic Blandin, Nevers

Sacrifice of an Aztec [1562]
from: Codex Telleriano - Remensis
Bibliotèque Nationale de France, Paris

Animal Sacrifice and Pouring out the victim's blood (1491)
from: Stephan Fridolin, Der Schatzbehalter, Nuremberg, Koberger, November 18, 1491, fol. 24r
British Museum, London

Human Sacrifice (1577)
from: Historia general de las cosas de nueva España, I
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, cod. m.p. 220, Firenze

An Aztec God in front a Table with Human Body [1476 - 1500]
from: Codex Borgia
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican

Aztec Human Sacrifice on the Altar (1579)
from: Diego de Duran, Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme, 1579, c. 238r

Aztec Gods on a Pyramid afther a Sacrifice [1526 - 1550]
from: Codex Magliabecchiano, c. 91r
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, Florence

Levitici, Cap. III, v. 4.16-17, Renes cum Pinguedine et Omento (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCXXV