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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Meister Bertram

Sacrifice of Isaac (1379–1383)

from: St. Petri church, Hamburg

Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Merian I, Matthaeus 1593-1650

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1625)

from: Iconum Biblicarum, Part I [= Icones Biblicae], p. 45

Merian I, Matthaeus 1593-1650

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1625)

from: Iconum Biblicarum, Part I [= Icones Biblicae], p. 45

Merian, Matthaeus

Sacrifice of a Lamb by Four Men (1630(?))

from: Luther, Martin. Biblia das ist Die gantze Holy Scriptures Durch D. Martin Luther verutscht Strasbourg, Zetzner, [1630], Frontispiece

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Merisi, Michelangelo da Caravaggio

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1598)

Piasecka-Johnson Collection, Princeton

Mignon, Jean [After work attributed to Francesco Primaticcio] 1532-1557

The Sacrifice of Isaac [1545]

from: Fontainebleau, France

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Milstein, R.; Netzer, A. (Ed.)

Islamic Paintings of Bible Prophets: A Case of Synchretism

in: Pādyāvand, v. 2 (1997), issue --: pp....

Monaco, Pietro ; Gisolfi, Giovanni

La figliuola di Iefte all'altare per esser sacrificata (18th Century)

Convento dei Canonici Lateranensi - Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

Montaigne, Michel de; Jean Balsamo; Michel Magnien; Catherine Magnien-Simonin (Eds.)

Les Essais

Paris: Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 2007.


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