Geleyn Cornelisz, cruellement mis à la torture, et ensuite brulé, A. 1572
Gelein Corneliusz, tyrannisch gepeiniget, und nachmahls verbrent, A. 1572
An engraving depicting the torture of Geleyn Corneliusz. The image depicts Corneliusz hanging from a crossbeam by one wrist, a weight tied around his opposite ankle, while his torturers play cards on the other side of the room.
Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
Leiden (Netherlands)
French
German
Martyrs
Torture
Torturers
Prisons
Playing cards
Anabaptists
Persecution
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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