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

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

During the transformative period of the 16^th to 18^th 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 19^th to 21^st centuries, providing a historical and modern perspective on this complex theme

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Rosa, Attilio

The Death of Atilius Regulus (1662)

Galleria Trincia, Rome

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

Keywords: Ancient RomansEngravingsPolitical Sacrifice

Rowlandson, T. (After Quiz)

Suttee, with Lord Hastings shown as accepting bribes to allow its continuation (1815)

London, Wellcome Collection

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: British IslandsColonialismIndiaSatiSatīSelf-SacrificeWomen

Rubens, Pieter Paul

Consacration of Decius Mus (1616 - 1617)

Prince of Liechtenstein's Collections, Wien

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

Keywords: Ancient RomansAnimal Sacrifice PaintingsPolitical Sacrifice

Rubens, Pieter Paul

Death Decius Mus (1617)

Liechtenstein Museum, Wien

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

Keywords: Ancient RomansPaintingsPolitical Sacrifice

Rubens, Pieter Paul

Mucius Scaevola in the Presence of Porsenna [1601 - 1650]

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

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

Keywords: Ancient RomansFirePaintingsPolitical Sacrifice

Sadeler, Aegidius (II)

David Sacrificing to God (16^th Century)

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Bible, Old TestamentDavidIdolatryPolitical Sacrifice

Scott, James

The Last Moment of King Charles the First (1838)

British Museum, London

Topics:
3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century) 6. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology after Reformation (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: English Civil WarPolitical SacrificeRegicideSecular Martyrs

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

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Bible, Old TestamentIdolatryPagan SacrificePolitical Sacrifice

Sur Das Gujarati

"The First Adventure of the White Horse". The king performed the horse sacrifice in order to determine the extent of his rule. For one year a horse wanders and every land through which the horse passes becomes part of the king’s territory. Arjuna following the horse encountered the son-in-law of the god of fire, Agni, who creates a river of fire to block the warriors. Arjuna pleads with Agni, the god of fire that the horse be allowed to pass, saying that the horse sacrifice is in accordance with sacred Vedic injunctions, and that at the end of the year, the horse will be sacrificed to him, the god of fire himself. (1610-1617)

from: Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars)

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice AsvamedhaHorsesIndiaKingshipMughal

Thaysses, S.

Oliver Cromwell on Horseback (1671)

from: Galardi, Ferdinand de. La tyranie heureuse ou Cromwel politique, avec ses artifices et intrigues dans tout le cours de sa conduite, Leiden, Jean Pauwels, 1671, Frontispice

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

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

Keywords: FrontispieceNetherlandsPolitical SacrificePropagandaRegicide