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.
Ibrahim Preparing to Sacrifice Isaac (17th)
from: Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi, Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets), ms, fol. 43 Turkey
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums Object Number 1985.275.43
Ibrâhîm [Abraham] Sacrifice of his Son Ismâ'îl (1577)
Public Library, Spencer Collection, Persian, ms. 1, New York
In left background the death of Samson among the pillars of the temple (1625-1630)
from: Icones Biblicae', published by Merian in Frankfurt
The British Museum, London
Iphigenia Sacrifice (18th Century)
Private collection
Jephte sacrifices his daughter (1493)
from: Cest le mirouer de la redempcion humaine (GW M4304210), Fol, f4r [Paris]
Stabi, Berlin
Jephthah’s Daughter (16th Century)
Royal Collection Trust, London
Le Martyre de Sainct Andre (1611)
from: L. Richeome, La Peinture spirituelle ou l'Art d'admirer aimer et louer Dieu en toutes ses oeuvres, et tirer de toutes profit saluter, Lyonne, Pierre Rigaud, 1611, p. 2
Le Martyre de Sainct Vital (1611)
from: L. Richeome, La Peinture spirituelle ou l'Art d'admirer aimer et louer Dieu en toutes ses oeuvres, et tirer de toutes profit saluter, Lyonne, Pierre Rigaud, 1611, p. 690
Loores del dignissimo Lugar de Calvario (1551)
from: Antonio de Aranda. Loores del dignissimo Lugar de Calvario: en que se relata todo lo que nuestro redemptor Jesus hizo y dixo en el, conforme al texto del sacro evangelio, perteneciente a su passion, muerte, sepultura y resurrection, Alcalá de Henares, Salzedo, 1551
Mandato Domini Venit Angelus ad Gedeonem (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
Manoah and his wife sacrificing (1670)
from: La Saincte Bible, Contenant le Vieil and la Nouveau Testament, Enrichie de plusieurs belles figures/Sacra Biblia, nouo et vetere testamento constantia eximiis que sculpturis et imaginibus illustrata, De Limprimerie de Gerard Jollain
Manuscript cutting of he Sacrifice of a ram by Abraham and Isaac [1500]
from: Italy
V&A Museum, London
Napkin with the Sacrifice of Isaac (1600 - 1625)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Priming Flask Made for Prince-Elector August I of Saxony Representing the Sacrifice of Isaac [1575]
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Qui fictos virtute Sacra reprende cultus Missus erat, sancte fata futura canit (?th Century)
Wellcome collection, London
Sacrifice of Isaac (16th Century)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Sacrifice of Isaac (17th Century)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York