Topic: 6. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology after Reformation (16th-18th Century)

During the volatile period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, the concept of martyrdom underwent significant reinterpretations across different Christian denominations. This section explores how Catholics, Protestants, and Anabaptists each uniquely perceived and portrayed martyrdom. Protestants, countering the Catholic notion of sainthood, crafted new martyrologies to establish a lineage of sacrifice rooted in what they deemed as true faith. Similarly, the Anabaptists viewed the state of persecution, as chronicled in their martyrologies, as a testament to being part of the true church. This collection includes a wide array of early modern Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist printed sources and images. It is further enriched by a comprehensive bibliography spanning from the 19th to the 21st Century, offering modern perspectives on these historical interpretations

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Luyken, Jan

Burning of Leonhard Bernkopff. Salzburg, 1542 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 63

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Burning of Leonhard Kayser. Scharding, 1527 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 10

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Burning of Willem Jansz. Amsterdam, 1569 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 491

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Capture of Hans van Overdam. Ghent, 1550 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 89

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Drowning of Heinrich Sumer and Jakob Mandel (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 750

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Hanging of Jan Smit from the Gallows (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 641

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Hans Koch en Leonhard Meysler (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 1

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Hendrik Pruyt, Anno 1574 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 691

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Johan Knel of Buchner, en Anna Cantiana. 1550 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 99

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Joris Wippe, Joostens soon, tot Dordrecht gedood. 1558 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 203

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

Luyken, Jan

Louwerens Jansz Nooddruft van Delft. 1577 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 747

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Maria van Monjou. 1552. (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 131

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Luyken, Jan

Mattheus Mair. 1591 (1685)

from: Braght, T. J. van. Martyrs' Mirror, book 2, 1685, p. 788

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam


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