Cruaictez horibles exercées contre les Chrétiens, sous Diocletien et Maximien, A. 301
Erschreckliche grausamkeiten denen Christen angethan under Diocletianus und Maximianus, A. 301
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).
Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
Leiden (Netherlands)
French
German
Torture
Executions and executioners
Crucifixion
Animal attacks
Burning (Execution)
Martyrs
Martyrdom
Christians
Dogs
Emperors
Persecution
Death
Diocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-313
Maximian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 240-310
Rome (Italy)
Seventeenth century
1 image
Still image
engravings (prints)
Theatre des martyrs = Schau-Buhne der Martyrer : depuis la mort J. Christ jusqu' à present : représenté en tres belles tailles-douces
1698 LUIK
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