Human Sacrifice Collection

The Bride of the Nile (The Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile), 1865. Creator: Faruffini, Federico (1831-1869)
The Bride of the Nile (The Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile), 1865. Found in the Collection of the Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, Rom.

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1690-1700. Creator: Arnold Houbraken
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1690-1700. On his way to the Trojan War, the Greek king Agamemnon offended the goddess Artemis by hunting and killing one of her sacred stags

A Suttee, 1845. Creator: D Roberts
A Suttee, 1845. Mourners on the ghats by the River Ganges, India. Suttee or sati was a Hindu funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre

The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796. Creator: Henry Fuseli
The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796

The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1636, (1914). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1636, (1914). God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith (Genesis, XXII: 1-13)

Aztec temple sacrifice. From the Codex Magliabicciano, Museo de America, Madrid

Jephthas Daughter, 1874. Creator: Chauncey Bradley Ives
Jephthas Daughter, 1874. Jephthas only child, a virgin daughter, contemplates her death after her father made a promise to God that if his army was victorious

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, from "Bacchanals and Histories", 1744. 1744
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, from " Bacchanals and Histories", 1744

Hell Hounds Rallying Round the Idol of France, April 8, 1815. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Hell Hounds Rallying Round the Idol of France, April 8, 1815

The Sacrifice, from The Satanic Ones, ca. 1882. ca. 1882
The Sacrifice, from The Satanic Ones, ca. 1882

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, ca. 1640-42. Creator: Pietro Testa
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, ca. 1640-42

The sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham, ca. 1640-42. Creator: Pietro Testa
The sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham, ca. 1640-42

Jephthahs daughter kneeling by the sacrificial altar, with her father standing at right, 1730-50

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1607-61. Creator: Pierre Biard
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1607-61

The sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1650-1700. Creator: Attributed to Arnold van Westerhout
The sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1650-1700

An Antique Sacrificial Scene; verso: Sketch of a Group of People, 1779 (?)

The Sacrifice of Isaac, mid-1750s. Creator: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
The Sacrifice of Isaac, mid-1750s

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1789. Creator: Gaetano Gandolfi
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1789

Hagbard and Signe, before 1820. Creator: Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853)
Hagbard and Signe, before 1820. Found in the Collection of Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

The Rape of Polyzena, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The Rape of Polyzena, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy, c1909. The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi (1886) depicts the sacrifice of Polyxena on the tomb of Achilles

Who did with her according to his vow, early-mid 19th century? Creator: Samuel Freeman
Who did with her according to his vow, early-mid 19th century? Biblical scene, from Judges 11:39: And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father

Commemoration of Abrahams sacrificing of his Son, mid 18th century. Creator: J Hall
Commemoration of Abrahams sacrificing of his Son, mid 18th century. An eastern-looking scene, with turbans and a mosque in the distance

Idoles de Tabasco, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart
Idoles de Tabasco, 1723. Idols of Tabasco. Gruesome scene of human sacrifice that supposedly took place in southern Mexico

Idoles de Campeche et de Iucatan, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart
Idoles de Campeche et de Iucatan, 1723. Idols of Campeche and Yucatan. Fanciful scene showing people and animals apparently being sacrificed to monsters in Mexico

Captif Sacrifie par les Antis, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart
Captif Sacrifie par les Antis, 1723. Captive sacrificed by the Antis. Gruesome scene in the Americas, showing a man tied to a post being flayed and bled with knives

Detail from a poster promoting Cabiria, published 1914 (colour lithograph)

Hagbard and Signy, 1861. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Jephthas Daughter. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Prince Ruriks sacrifice. 862 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
Prince Ruriks sacrifice. 862 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Midvinterblot (Midwinter Sacrifice), 1914-1915. Artist: Larsson, Carl (1853-1919)
Midvinterblot (Midwinter Sacrifice), 1914-1915. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Wicker man, 1st century AD, (1832). A large figure of a man, constructed from flexible sticks, being filled with people prior to being set on fire

Christian missionaries interrupting a human sacrifice, 1878. Artist: J Christie
Christian missionaries interrupting a human sacrifice, 1878. From The Illustrated London News (1 June 1878)

A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook, c1773. Captain James Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man

Human sacrifice, Mexico, Pre-Colombian period, (19th century). Artist: Pierre Fritel
Human sacrifice, Mexico, Pre-Colombian period, (19th century). A priest holds up the still-beating heart of a victim in a 19th-century representation of practices carried out by the Aztecs before

Jephthahs Sacrifice. Artist: Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690)
Jephthahs Sacrifice. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History and Art, Serpukhov

Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Artist: W Woollett
Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Captain Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man

Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims
A Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims in the form of a Chacmdoh figure. From the British Museums collection

Mayan vessel in the shape of the rain-god Chac Mool
Mayan eagle-vase in the shape of the rain-god Chac Mool, probably used as an offering-bowl for human heads at sacrifices

Lindow Man, found in a peat moss bog in Ireland, c2nd century BC
A Celtic iron age man, approximately twenty, found in 1984 in Lindow Moss peat bog, Cheshire. It is likely that he was ritually killed before being deposited in the bog, c2nd century BC

Isaac being saved from sacrifice, 1557. Isaac being saved from being sacrificed to God by his father Abraham by the appearance of a ram caught in a thicket

The Sacrifice of Isaac, early 17th century. Artist: Giuseppe Vermiglio
The Sacrifice of Isaac, early 17th century. The Angel of the Lord preventing Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac

Abrahams Sacrifice, 17th century. Artist: Laurent de la Hyre
Abrahams Sacrifice, 17th century. The Angel of the Lord holds back Abrahams hand before he sacrifices his son Isaac on the order of the Lord

Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, c1900. In Ancient Greek legend Iphigenia was to be sacrificed by her father at Aulis to secure favourable winds for the fleet to sail against Troy

Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Rizpah stopping the birds and beasts devouring the bodies of her sons and five others killed by the Gibeonites as a harvest sacrifice after a famine

Mosaic of Abraham and three angels at the sacrifice of Isaac, 6th century
Mosaic of Abraham and three angels at the sacrifice of Isaac from San Vitale, 6th century

James Cook, English navigator, witnessing human sacrifice in Taihiti (Otaheite) c1773 (1815). A scene from Cooks second Pacific voyage, undertaken from 1772-1775

The Victim, 1868. Artist: Arthur Boyd Houghton
The Victim, 1868. Illustration by AB Houghton for Tennysons poem. An Arch-Druid is about to sacrifice the Kings son to save the people from the plague

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony

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