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 the ram and the lamb (1301-1400)
from: La Bible hystoriaus
Paris, BnF, Français 160, fol 95
Sacrifice of Josiah (1418-1420)
from: Bible historiale complétée [Royal MS 19 D VI]
British Library, London
Sacrificio de Isaac (18th Century)
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos (Museu de Belles Arts), Valencia, Spain
The Sacrifice of Manoah and His Wife, Parents of Samson (17th Century)
Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
The sacrifice of Isaac (16th)
Christie's, London
El sacrificio de Isaac [1616]
Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao
Judith and Holofernes (after 1745)
Hungarian National Gallery
Sacrifice of Isaac (1637)
from: Istituto Centrale per la Grafica
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, Fondo Corsini; volume 58N13
Tobiolus Makes a Propitiatory Sacrifice (1543)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Deut., cap. XVIII, v. 3, Donaria pro Sacerdotibus (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome quatrieme, tab. CCCXLIII
Exodi Cap. XXIX. v. 1. Initiatio Sacerdotum (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCIII
Exodi Cap. XXIX. v. 1.2 (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCVIII
Exodi, Cap. XXIX, v. 13-22, Deo ex Ariete Sacra (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCV
Exodi, Cap. XXVII, v. 1-8, Ara Holocausti secundum Lundium (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome second, tab. CXCI
Exodi, Cap. XXVII, v. 1-8, Ara pacis Romana (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome second, tab. CXCVI
Exodi, Cap. XXVII, v. 1-8, Ara Witfii (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome second, tab. CXCL
Exodi, Cap. XXVII, v. 14, Ara Templi II constructa (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome second, tab. CXCIII
Exodi, Cap. XXVII, v. 4, Ara cum crate (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome second, tab. CXCLII
Exodi, Cap. XXXII, v. 20 (1732 - 1737)
from: J. J. Scheuchzer, Physique sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Schenk - Pierre Mortier, 1732 - 1737, tome troisieme, tab. CCXX