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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Cort, Cornelis

Aedificavit Noe altare Domino et obtulit holocausta super eo. Genesis cap. 8 vers. 20 [1558 - 1560]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Bible, GenesisBible, Old TestamentHolocaustsNoah

Courteys, Pierre 1520-1602

The Sacrifice of Abraham [1550-1600]

Louvre, Paris

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacBibleChild SacrificeEnamel paintHuman SacrificeIbrahamIsaacRam

Cranach, Lucas

Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac (1523 - 1526)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacBible, GenesisBible, Old TestamentBible, PentateuchIsaac

Cranach, Lucas the Elder 1472–1553

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1530)

Bamberg, Staatsgalerie in der Neuen Residenz Bamberg

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacBibleHuman SacrificeIsaac

Cranach, Lucas the Younger

Elijah and Baal's priests (1545)

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice BaalBible, Old TestamentElijahFireoxPainting

Cranach, Lucas the Younger (Workshop of)

The Sacrifice of Elijah (1552-1557)

Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Bible, Old TestamentElijahFireGermanyoxPainting

De Jode, Gerard

Cain murdering Abel (1576)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abel and CainBible, Old TestamentEngravingsFire

De Jode, Gerard

The Sacrifice of Abel (1576)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abel and CainBible, Old TestamentEngravingsFire

De Mallery, Karel

Abel [1601]

from: L. Richeome, Tableaux sacrez des figures mystiques du très-auguste sacrifice et sacrement de l'Eucharistie, Paris, Sonnius, 1601, p. 48

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abel and CainBible, Old TestamentBible, PentateuchEngravingsFire

Del Sarto, Andrea

The Sacrifice of Isaac [1527 - 1529]

Gemäldegalerie, Dresden ; Museo del Prado, Madrid ; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abraham and IsaacBible, GenesisBible, Old TestamentBible, Pentateuch

Delaune, Étienne

Noah, surrounded by animals, making a sacrifice to God after the Great Flood (1550-1572)

from: France

British Museum

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice BibleNoah

Delaune, Étienne

The sacrifice of Isaac. Grotesques à Fond Noir (16th)

from: France

V&A Museum, London

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abraham and IsaacBibleFireHuman SacrificesOrnament Prints

Dente, Marco

Sacrifice of Noah (1519-1527)

Albertina, Vienna

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice BibleFireNoah

Donatello (Bardi Donato) - Bartolo, Nanni di

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1421)

from: Giotto's Campanile, Florence

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Firenze

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacBibleHuman SacrificeIsaacItalySculpture

Donnini, Girolamo

Vos superi testes pietatis habebo [...] (18th Century)

Fondazione Pietro Mondadori, Reggio Emilia

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Bible, JudgesBible, Old TestamentIsraelJephthahWomen

Donnino del Mazziere, Antonio di [1490-1547]

The Sacrifice of Isaac [1525]

from: Italy

Harvard Art Museum

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abraham and IsaacBibleBible, GenesisPainting

Dorigny, Louis

Venezia, Palazzo Tron

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abraham and Isaac

Durantino, Guido

The Sacrifice of Isaac.In the foreground, Isaac, depicted as a child, runs to escape from Abraham who pursues him with a sword. In the background, in a later scene, the angel amongst clouds is restraining the sword of Abraham (1526)

from: Italy

V&A Museum, London

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Abraham and IsaacBibleCeramicDishHuman Sacrifices

Dürer, Albrecht

Joachim's sacrifice is refused [1500]

from: Anonymous / Unknown, Leven van Maria, Leiden, Hugo Janszoon van Woerden, 1500

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Gospel of Pseudo-MatthewInfertilityJoachim and AnneVirgin Mary

Dürer, Albrecht

Rejection of Joachim's Sacrifice (1504)

Museum of Art, Cleveland

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
Keywords: Bible, Old TestamentEngravingsJoachimTemples
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