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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Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. X, v.2, Igne Peccantes Igne Necantur (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCXXVII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XII, v. 6-s, Purperae Sacrificium (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXVII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XIII, v. 29-37, Psora, Tinea (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXIX

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XIII, v. 38-44, Ulcerosa Cutis asperitas (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXX

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XIII, v. 47 ad fin., Lepra vestium (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXXI

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XIII, v. 8-28, Lepra (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXVIII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XIV, v. 10, Sacrificio Leprosi Purgatorium (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXXIII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XVII, v. 7 (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXXVII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XXII, v. 22-24, Sacrificia Rejicula (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXXXII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Cap. XXIII, v. 10, Primitiae Frugum (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXXXIII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Levitici, Car. XIV, v. 4-7, Leprosorum Purgatio (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCLXXII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Numer., Cap. V, v. 17, 26-28 (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCXCIII

Pfeffel, Johann Andreas

Numer., Cap. XV, v. 4-6-9, Sacrificium cibarium (1732 - 1737)

from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome quatrieme, tab. CCCVI

Piamontini, Giuseppe 1663-1744

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Museo Ginori, Sesto Fiorentino

Pinsel, Johann Georg 1715-1762

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1759-1760)

from: Hodowica, Ukraine [at the time: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery


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