Cruaictez horibles exercées contre les Chrétiens, sous Diocletien et Maximien, A. 301
Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
An engraving depicting various tortures and executions of Christians during the persecutions ordered under Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. The image shows five different methods of crucifixion (right), people being burned at the stake (center, background), a man being beaten (center), a figure being attacked by dogs (bottom left), and a figure being stabbed, covered in oil, and burned (left), all while the Emperors watch (top left, background).
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Primary Repository ID
P_300000290578_P069
Title
Cruaictez horibles exercées contre les Chrétiens, sous Diocletien et Maximien, A. 301
Alternative Title
Erschreckliche grausamkeiten denen Christen angethan under Diocletianus und Maximianus, A. 301
Date Issued or Published
1685
1698
Description
An engraving depicting various tortures and executions of Christians during the persecutions ordered under Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. The image shows five different methods of crucifixion (right), people being burned at the stake (center, background), a man being beaten (center), a figure being attacked by dogs (bottom left), and a figure being stabbed, covered in oil, and burned (left), all while the Emperors watch (top left, background).
Creator
Publisher
Place of Publication
Leiden (Netherlands)
Primary Language
French
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Subject - Geographic
Subject - Time Period
Extent/Dimensions
1 image
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Local Call Number
1698 LUIK
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
Sort Date
1685
