Topic: 3. Sacrifice and politics (16th-18th Century)

During the transformative period of the 16th to 18th centuries, the notion of the State evolved into a nearly mystical entity, perceived as immortal and worthy of the ultimate sacrifice. This section delves into the complex interplay between sovereignty, resistance, and sacrifice, a theme explored by early proponents of political tolerance. It also examines revolutionary acts and regicide, viewed through the lens of sacrificial rites. This section includes early modern printed and iconographic sources, along with a comprehensive bibliography from the 19th to 21st centuries, providing a historical and modern perspective on this complex theme

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Luyken, Caspar

Thomas Wentworth Speaks before His Execution (1701)

from: Ludolff, Hiob. Allgemeine Schau-Bühne der Welt, oder: Beschreibung der vornehmsten Welt-Geschichte. Deel II, Frankfurt am Main, Johann David Zunnern, 1701, vol. 2, p. 905

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Karel Stuard Koning van Groot Brittanien. Binnen Londen Onthalst den 13 van Januari 1649 (1698)

from: Bos, Lambert van den. Treur-toonneel der doorluchtige mannen, of Op- en Ondergang der grooten, vertoont in rampzalige geschienissen van Keyzers, Koningen, Prinsen, Vorsten, en andere voorname personagien. Beginnende met het Roomsche Keizerryk, en vervolgende tot aan 't jaar 1698. Uit menigte van schryvers, en verscheidene taalen, by een gebracht door Lambert van den Bosch. Tweede deel, bevattende de derde en vierde afdeeling, Amsterdam, Jan ten Hoorn, 1698, vol. 2, p. 404.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Macho, Thomas; Weidner D. - Treml, M. (Eds.)

Zum Bedeutungswandel der Begriffe des Opfers und des Opfertodes im 20. Jahrhundert

in: Nachleben der Religionen. Kulturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zur Dialektik der Säkularisierung, pp. 225–235

Leiden: Brill, 2011.

Marshall, William

King Charles the Martyr (1649)

from: Eikon Basilike. The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings, [London], s.n., 1548 [1649], Frontispiece

British Museum, London

McKnight, L. B.; Hamilton, D. B. - Strier, R. (Eds.)

Crucifixion or Apocalypse? Refiguring the Eikon Basilike

in: Religion, Literature, and Politics in Post-Reformation England, 1540-1688, pp. 138-160

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Merian, Matthaeus

Sacrifice of a Lamb by Four Men (1630(?))

from: Luther, Martin. Biblia das ist Die gantze Holy Scriptures Durch D. Martin Luther verutscht Strasbourg, Zetzner, [1630], Frontispiece

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam


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