Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
The Bible, with its plethora of examples of sacrifice and self-sacrifice, plays a pivotal role in shaping the discourse on sacrifice in the early modern world.
This section includes:
- Sources: A broad selection of early modern writings, encompassing biblical exegesis, theological and philosophical interpretations, various translations, prayer books, and hymns.
- Iconographic Representations: This visual collection showcases early modern depictions of biblical sacrifices, including key scenes like the Sacrifice of Isaac as interpreted in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
- Related Bibliography: Complemented by a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, offering modern perspectives and analyses of these historical interpretations.
Sacrifice of Noah [1508 - 1510]
Sistine Chapel, vault, Vatican
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1524 - 1546)
Casa Buonarroti, Florence
De Sacrificio Christi Semel In Cruce Oblato, Et Initerabili Exercitatio Theologica
Helmestedt: Henning Müller, 1639.
Initia Sacrificiorum
Halæ: Institutus Judaicus et Muhammedaicus, 1738.
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1822)
from: Modello in gesso per metope del Tempio della Trinità di Possagno
Venezia, Gallerie dell'Accademia
Palaces of Time: Illustration of Sifre Evrenot
in: Images, v. 2 (2008), issue 1: pp.21–44.
in: Obbedienza di Abramo e sacrificio di Isacco: la ricezione di un racconto violento tra giudaismo e cristianesimo antico, pp.
Trapani: Il Pozzo di Giacobbe, 2020.
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
Obbedienza di Abramo e sacrificio di Isacco. La ricezione di un racconto violento tra giudaismo e cristianesimo antico
Trapani: Il pozzo di Giacobbe, 2020.
The originall of idolatries: or, The birth of heresies: a true, sincere, and exact description of all such sacred signes, sacrifices, and sacraments as haue been instituted and ordained of God since Adam
London: George Purslowe ; Miles Flesher, 1624.
Sermón para convertir Moros, hombres que tienen la ley de Mahoma. Dedicado a nuestro santisimo Padre y Señor Innocencio Duodezimo, Summo Pontifice, Successor de San Pedro y Vicario de Christo Señor nuestro, Dios y hombre verdadero, por el maestro Fray Francisco de Castelví, del Orden de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Redempcion de Cautivos
Madrid: Diego Martínez Abad, 1689.
Sacrifice of Noah [1630 - 1664]
Palazzo Bianco - Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa
The Offering of Noah (1640)
El Paso Museum of Art
Serafinillo. El alma o el místico castillo interior de Aurora Calvo Hernández-Agero, que amó mucho a Jesucristo y fue muy amada de Él, y vivió y murió, víctima de amor y de dolor
n. p. [Salamanca]: Gráfica Cervantes, 1939.
Landscape with the Sacrifice of Isaac [1600]
from: Prague
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
The sacrifice of Jephthah's daughter [1695]
Fondazione Brescia Musei, Brescia
The Sacrifice of Isaac (17th Century)
Private Collection