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Les cruautez du Duc d'Albe dans les Pais-bas, l'an 1567

Erschrecklicke grausamkeiten durch Duc d'Alba in die Niederländen, A. 1567
Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
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An engraving depicting the torture of Anabaptists in the Netherlands under the rule of the Duke of Alba. The image shows torturers afixing vises to the tongues of two men and heating them with iron (left and right) and a number of individuals being burned at the stake (background).

Date Issued or Published
1685
1698
Subject - Topic/Names
Martyrs
Martyrdom
Death
Burning (Execution)
Torture
Vises
Tongue
Anabaptists
Persecution
Alba, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, duque de, 1507-1582
Subject - Geographic
Netherlands
Subject - Time Period
Seventeenth century
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P_300000290578_P213
Title
Les cruautez du Duc d'Albe dans les Pais-bas, l'an 1567
Alternative Title
Erschrecklicke grausamkeiten durch Duc d'Alba in die Niederländen, A. 1567
Date Issued or Published
1685
1698
Description
An engraving depicting the torture of Anabaptists in the Netherlands under the rule of the Duke of Alba. The image shows torturers afixing vises to the tongues of two men and heating them with iron (left and right) and a number of individuals being burned at the stake (background).
Creator
Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Publisher
Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
Place of Publication
Leiden (Netherlands)
Primary Language
French
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Martyrs
Martyrdom
Death
Burning (Execution)
Torture
Vises
Tongue
Anabaptists
Persecution
Alba, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, duque de, 1507-1582
Subject - Geographic
Netherlands
Subject - Time Period
Seventeenth century
Extent/Dimensions
1 image
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Source
Theatre des martyrs = Schau-Buhne der Martyrer : depuis la mort J. Christ jusqu' à present : représenté en tres belles tailles-douces
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.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1685
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