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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Raimondi, Marcantonio (after Albrecht Dürer)

Joachim's sacrifice is rejected (1500-1527)

Albertina, Vienna

Keywords: BibleJoachim

Roman master mosaicist of Saint Apollinare in Classe

Sacrifices of Abel, Abraham and Melchizedek

Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna

Romano, Giulio [Pippi, Giulio]

Sacrifice of Isaac (1516-1518)

Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Rubens, Peter Paul 1577 - 1640

The Sacrifice of Abraham (1612-1613)

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Sadeler, Jan

Sacrifice of Abel

from: Istituto Centrale per la Grafica

Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, Fondo Corsini; volume 36H3

Sarkavag, T'oros

The sacrifice of Isaac (1311)

from: Gospels, Armenia

Harvard University, Biblioteca Berenson, 9511282

Sauer, Nikolaus

The Sacrifice of Abraham (1720)

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin

Sichem, Christoffel van, de Jonge

Pagan Sacrifice of King Ahaz (1646)

from: Bibels tresoor, ofte der zielen lusthof, vytgebeelt in figueren, door verscheyden meesters. Ende gesneden, door Christoffel van Sichem, Amsterdam, P. I. Paets, 1646, p. 592

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Sichem, Christoffel van, de Jonge

Samson's Death (1646)

from: Sichem, Christoffel van, de Jonge; B. Blens; J. Klooster, Bybels lusthof, ofte Twee hondert en veertig, zoo historien als leeringen des Bybels; uyt het Oude- en Nieuwe Testament, met de scriftuurplaatsen daar toe dienendeBybels lusthof, ofte Twee hondert en veertig, zoo historien als leeringen des Bybels; uyt het Oude- en Nieuwe Testament, met de scriftuurplaatsen daar toe dienende, Jan Klooster, Amsterdam 1740, p. 69 [It appears also in: Christoffel van Sichem, Bibels Tresoor ofte der zielen lusthof. Amsterdam, P.J. Paets, 1646]


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