Rodolphe Bresdin and Jan Luyken

Rodolphe Bresdin

1822-1885

The Comedy of Death, 1854

The Mother and Time, 1857

The Good Samaritan, 1861

Jan Luyken1649-1712

Illustrations for The Theatre of Martyrs from the Death of Christ

until the Present (1685)

Christ Being Nailed to the Cross

The Beheading of John the Baptist

The Crucifixion of St. Peter

Evangelist Matthew Beheaded

Apostle James Beheaded

Apostle Bartholomew Skinned Alive and Beheaded

The Stoning of St. Stephen

Martyrs Thrown to Wild Animals

Felicitas and her Seven Sons Killed

Persecution of Christians, 301 A.D.

Execution in Strassburg, 1215

Burning in Amsterdam, 1517

Execution of 350 in Alzey, 1529

Preparation for Execution, 1544

Burning in Amsterdam, 1549

Ghent, 1554

Torture of Teacher Ursula in Maastricht, 1570

Harlaam, 1572

The Torture of Breda, 1572

The Inquisition

After the Execution (The Inquisition)