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.
The Sacrifice of Abraham [1630 - 1635]
Städelsches Kunstinstitut (Städel Museum), Frankfurt
The Sacrifice of Isaac [1630 - 1635]
Christophoruskirche, Wiesbaden-Schierstein
Sacrifice and Priesthood in Relation to the Christian Life and Church in the New Testament
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 136-156
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus: From Sacrifice to Scripture
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Ritual and Metaphor: Sacrifice in the Bible
Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Ritual and Metaphor: Sacrifice in the Bible
Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
The Smoke of Sacrifice: Anthropomorphism and Figure in Karel van Mallery’s Sacrifice of Cain and Abel for Louis Richeome’s Tableaux Sacrez (1601) Michel Weemans
in: The Anthropomorphic Lens. Anthropomorphism, Microcosmism and Analogy in Early Modern Thought and Visual Arts, pp. 480–515
Leiden: Brill, 2015.
The Theology of Old Testament Sacrifice
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 75-87
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
Samson Destroying the Temple of the Philistines (1584)
from: The Story of Samson, Published by Gerard de Jode (Netherland)
Harvard Art Museum
The Angel Departing from Manoah and His Wife (Victima per Manuen, domino mactatur optima: Vxor) (1584)
from: The Story of Samson, Hand-colored engravings (Netherlands)
Harvard Art Museum
Principibus Samson fatum crudele parabat, Dum basin frangit Utramque manu (1643)
from: Claes Jansz Visscher; Nicolaus Johannis Piscator, Theatrum Biblicum: Hoc est historiæ sacræ Veteris et Novi Testamenti tabulis æneis expressæ, [Amsterdam] C.J. Visscher, 1643
Victima, per Manuen domino mactatur optima: Uxor Samsonem quod paritura foret (1579)
from: Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum Veteris Testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera, Sumptibus atque expensis, [Antwerp], Gerardi de Iode 1579
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Circumcision of Christ (1600-1610)
from: Netherland. Series: The early life of Christ
British Museum, London
