Sacrifice Collection (page 8)

La Naissance, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
La Naissance, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Sacrifice scene from the Ara Pacis, Rome, 9 BC. The Ara Pacis Augustae, an altar to Peace, was commissioned to commemorate the establishment of peace in the Roman Empire following the victories of

Childrens cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Many archaeologists believe that the Carthaginians practised child sacrifice

Easter Island, Religious Festival, 1872. Artist: Louis Marie Julien Viaud
Easter Island, Religious Festival, 1872

Case, Sacrifices, Egyptian. Located in the collection, Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Journee du Poilu, 31 October-1 November 1915, French World War I poster, 1915. Poilu was the nickname given to the French infantry soldier of the First World War, the equivalent of the British Tommy

Funeral procession of members of the French Resistance, Paris, 1944. A pries walks in front of pallbearers carrying the coffins of members of the Forces Francaises de l Interieur killed during

Sacrifice scene on the Ara Pacis, Rome. The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, Altar of Augustan Peace; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess

Christ on the Cross with Donors and Saints, c1480-1516. Artist: Hieronymus Bosch
Christ on the Cross with Donors and Saints, c1480-1516

The Entombment, c1450-1516. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Entombment, c1450-1516

What a sacrifice!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
What a sacrifice!, 1799. Plate 14 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

The Crucifixion, 1465. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Crucifixion, 1465. Christ is on the cross with the spear wound in his side. The Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle stand at the foot of the cross. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. Artist: Frans Francken II
Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. At the foot of the cross are the Virgin Mary with St John the Apostle (left) and Mary Magdalene and Mary the wife of Cleophas (right)

Christ on the Cross, c1480. The Virgin Mary and her supporters cluster drooping in grief to the left of the cross, while the soldiers and executioners stand up straight on the right

Christ on the cross, crucifix, 14th century
Christ on the Cross, crucifix, 14th century. From the National Museum of Machasdo de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal

Crucifixion, 16th century. Artist: Gaudenzio Ferrari
Crucifixion, 16th century. Fresco in the Basilica of St Mary of the Graces, Milan, Italy

Crucifixion, early 16th century. Artist: Gerard David
Crucifixion, early 16th century. From the Metropolitan Museum, New York

The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Two figures hold the body of Christ as a third removes the nails from the feet to free it fully from he cross

Mond Crucifixion, c1530. Artist: Raphael
Mond Crucifixion (Altarpiece: The Crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saints and Angels ), c1530. The Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle stand on either side of the cross

Pieta of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, c1500. The scene is the deposition of the cross. The Virgin Mary supports the body of Christ on her lap. Behind her is St John the Apostle

Lamentation over Christ, early 16th century. Artist: Gerard David
Lamentation over Christ, early 16th century. The Virgin Mary kisses the head of the dead Christ whose forehead shows the wounds inflicted by the crown of thorns

The Descent from the Cross, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260

Christ on the Cross, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260

The courageous action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais, 1346. A scene from the 100 Years War, in which Edward III of England, having finally taken Calais

Christ Nailed to the Cross, c1481. Artist: Gerard David
Christ Nailed to the Cross, c1481. From the National Gallery, London

Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Cornelius Engebrechtsz
Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck
Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. At the Crucifixion, the soldier pierces Christs side with a lance. In the right foreground the soldiers cast lots for Christs cloak

Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac, 1587. To test the commitment of Abraham, God commanded him to make a human sacrifice of his son, Isaac

Abbess Jeronima de la Fuente, 1620. Artist: Diego Velazquez
Abbess Jeronima de la Fuente, 1620. The elderly nuns gaze is keen and slightly melancholic, as if prepared for any sacrifice. She holds a large crucifix in her right hand and a book in her left hand

The Adoration of the Magi, detail, 15th century. Artist: Hugo van der Goes
The Adoration of the Magi, detail, 15th century. Part of a Triptych

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded

The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. From the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida
The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Crucifixion, St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy

Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. Artist: Mestre Hilarius
Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. The panels depict Christ praying on the Mount of Olives, St Clare and the Miracle of the Safekeeping and the Lamentation of Christ

Christ on the Cross, 16th century. From Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Portugal

Altarpiece of the Parliament of Paris, c1452. Left: St Louis (Louis IX of France) with a tabard of fleur-de-lys and John the Baptist. Right: Charlemagne and St Denis (carrying his head)

Patagonians in a toldo or skin tent, 1830 (1839). On the right is the tomb of a child who has recently died and facing it are the stuffed skins of two horses which have been sacrificed

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

Roman Sacrifice of Bull, (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

God the Father with Christ altarpiece from Lubeck, 1470-1480. At Museum of National Antiquities of Stockholm

The Lamb of Mount Zion, 14th-15th century. Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg
The Lamb of Mount Zion, 14th-15th century. Panel 34 from the altarpiece of the Apocalypse, Master Bertram of Hamburg, Revelations 14 v.1-4. German

Greek Musicians at a Sacrifice, Painted on wood, c520BC-c500 BC. From Corinth, Greece. At National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Dish showing the Sacrifice of Isaac, 16th century. Artist: Nessus Painter
Italian dish showing the Sacrifice of Isaac, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 16th century

High place of sacrifice on the Attuf ridge, displaying an Altar with an offering table in front

Detail from a carving on Souillac Abbey, 12th century
Detail from a carving on Souillac Abbey, showing the Sacrifice of Isaac. Note the Angel above Abraham, holding back his hand and bringing a ram, 12th century

Detail of a bull sacrfice from a Cretan sarcophagus, 16th century BC
Detail of a bull sacrfice from a Cretan sarcophagus, found at Aghia Triada near Phaestos, 16th century BC

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