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.

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Cranach, Lucas the Elder 1472–1553

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1530)

Bamberg, Staatsgalerie in der Neuen Residenz Bamberg

Cranach, Lucas the Younger (Workshop of)

The Sacrifice of Elijah (1552-1557)

Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig

Cross, L. B.; Grensted, L. W. (Ed.)

Sacrifice in the Old Testament

in: The Atonement in History and in Life, pp. 33-64

London: S.P.C.K., 1929.

Daiches, S.; Epstein, I. - Levine, E. - Roth, C. (Eds.)

The Meaning of Sacrifices in the Psalms

in: Essays in Honour of the Very Rev. Dr. J. H. Hertz on the occasion of his seventieth birthday, September 25, 1942 , pp. 97-109

London: E. Goldston, 1944.

De Mallery, Karel

Abel [1601]

from: L. Richeome, Tableaux sacrez des figures mystiques du très-auguste sacrifice et sacrement de l'Eucharistie, Paris, Sonnius, 1601, p. 48

De Vaux, R.

Studies in Old Testament Sacrifice

Cardiff: University of Wales, 1964.

Del Sarto, Andrea

The Sacrifice of Isaac [1527 - 1529]

Gemäldegalerie, Dresden ; Museo del Prado, Madrid ; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland


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