Inquisition Collection

Giordano Bruno Burns
GIORDANO BRUNO Italian philosopher, arrested by the Inquisition and burnt at the stake in Rome for scientific heresy, 17 February 1600

The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, 1862. Artist: Oppenheim, Moritz Daniel (1800-1882)
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, 1862. Private Collection

Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), Italian philosopher. Bruno was a supporter of the Copernican view that the Earth revolved around the Sun

Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition, 1847. Artist: Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881)
Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition, 1847. Private Collection

PSCI2A-00010
Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians, 1493-99 (oil on panel)
3247804 St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians, 1493-99 (oil on panel) by Berruguete, Pedro (c.1450-1504); 122x83 cm; Prado, Madrid

Lima - Peru - Plaza de la Inquisicion (Inquisition Square) Date: circa 1920

Frontispiece of "Index librorum expurgatorum", index listing the books banned by the General Inquisition in
AIS5384879 Frontispiece of "Index librorum expurgatorum", index listing the books banned by the General Inquisition in Spain, published by Gaspar de Quiroga (1499-1593)

Inquisition in Portugal, 18th century (engraving)
8698471 Inquisition in Portugal, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Religion. The Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal. Auto De Fe. Engraving, France, XVIIIth cent.); © Archives Charmet.

El Palacio De La Inquisicion In The 19Th Century, Now Called El Palacio Real Mayor, Barcelona, Spain
UIG5420820 El Palacio De La Inquisicion In The 19Th Century, Now Called El Palacio Real Mayor, Barcelona, Spain. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage.

An Auto-Da-Fe, Or Act Of Faith, Procession In Spain. After A 15Th Century Engraving
UIG5420520 An Auto-Da-Fe, Or Act Of Faith, Procession In Spain. After A 15Th Century Engraving. From Military And Religious Life In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published London Circa 1880

Court during the inquisition in Spain: figures judges for heresie. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4833849 Court during the inquisition in Spain: figures judges for heresie. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Court during the inquisition in Spain: figures judges for heresie)

Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it moves is a phrase said to have been uttered)
ELD4946108 Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it moves is a phrase said to have been uttered before the Inquisition by the Italian mathematician)

Spanish Inquisiton: Portrait of Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498) holding a crucifix against the kings of Spain Isabella
ELD4940962 Spanish Inquisiton: Portrait of Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498) holding a crucifix against the kings of Spain Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon

Juan de VALDES, 1565 (engraving)
CUL4865936 Juan de VALDES, 1565 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); (add.info.: VALDES, Juan de (1500-1541). Spanish religious writer

L'Inquisition - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4933749 L'Inquisition - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

DAZA DE VALDES, Benito (1591-1634). English scientist and eclesiastic, 17th century (engraving)
CUL4931958 DAZA DE VALDES, Benito (1591-1634). English scientist and eclesiastic, 17th century (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

L'Inquisition - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4935101 L'Inquisition - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Spanish Inquisition, 18th century (engraving)
1748816 Spanish Inquisition, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Spanish Inquisition : A great auto-da-fe, or ceremony accompanying the pronouncement of judgment of the Spanish Inquisition)

Trial by the Spanish Inquisition in progress in Madrid, 1759 (engraving)
534928 Trial by the Spanish Inquisition in progress in Madrid, 1759 (engraving); (add.info.: Copperplate engraving published Cologne, 1759.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Galilei Galileo recanting, 1880 (engraving)
533639 Galilei Galileo recanting, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Galilei Galileo (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude (11), Carcassonne: The Visigoth Tower and the Inquisition, 1888 - Viollet le Duc
LUX4715210 France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude (11), Carcassonne: The Visigoth Tower and the Inquisition, 1888 - Viollet le Duc; (add.info.: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude (11)

Spanish Inquisition, autodafe (auto da fe) (auto da-fe): procession of victims sentenced for heresie at the Bucher
ELD4921002 Spanish Inquisition, autodafe (auto da fe) (auto da-fe): procession of victims sentenced for heresie at the Bucher, Spain 16th century (Inquisition and autodafe in Spain)

An Auto De Fe. From The Book Of Martyrs By John Foxe, Published C.1865 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5420782 An Auto De Fe. From The Book Of Martyrs By John Foxe, Published C.1865 ©UIG/Leemage.

Masonry. John Coustos (1703-1746), arrested by the relatives of the Holy Office when he left the cafe in Lisbon, 1742
AIS5393954 Masonry. John Coustos (1703-1746), arrested by the relatives of the Holy Office when he left the cafe in Lisbon, 1742. Illustration of 1889; Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto.

Sambenitos Worn By Auto-Da-Fe Penitents. Left, The Sambenito, Worn By One Who Had Confessed His Sins And Thus Escaped
UIG5420506 Sambenitos Worn By Auto-Da-Fe Penitents. Left, The Sambenito, Worn By One Who Had Confessed His Sins And Thus Escaped Burning

Woodblock engraving depicting a victim of the Spanish Inquisition being led to the stake wearing a San Benito
5308577 Woodblock engraving depicting a victim of the Spanish Inquisition being led to the stake wearing a San Benito, a linen overall painted with figures of demons and creatures from Hell

Portrait of Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498), Dominican monk organizer of the Inquisition in Spain
NWI4940205 Portrait of Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498), Dominican monk organizer of the Inquisition in Spain. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Myths and legends: the daughter of a Jew accused of witchcraft in the Middle Ages. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4929656 Myths and legends: the daughter of a Jew accused of witchcraft in the Middle Ages. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Myths and legends)

SANCHEZ DE LAS BROZAS, Francisco, called "El Brocense" (1523-1600). Spanish humanist shcolar. Engraving
CUL4877565 SANCHEZ DE LAS BROZAS, Francisco, called "El Brocense" (1523-1600). Spanish humanist shcolar. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

The 20 condemned prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition
3330073 The 20 condemned prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the 20 condemned prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition to be burned for heresy after being paraded)

Three women condemned by the Inquisition. Copperplate engraving, Cologne, 1759
535191 Three women condemned by the Inquisition. Copperplate engraving, Cologne, 1759; (add.info.: Three women condemned by the Inquisition)

The Albigenses of Carcassonne (litho)
8661245 The Albigenses of Carcassonne (litho) by Laurens, Jean Paul (1838-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Albigenses of Carcassonne)

Inquisition: "Exceptional courts chaired by royal commissioners and magistrates during the Grands jours in 1531
ELD4902668 Inquisition: "Exceptional courts chaired by royal commissioners and magistrates during the Grands jours in 1531

L'Inquisition - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4935085 L'Inquisition - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Spain (18th c.). Inquisition. Auto-da-fe in Valladolid (lithograph)
CUL4933784 Spain (18th c.). Inquisition. Auto-da-fe in Valladolid (lithograph); (add.info.: By Hulke and Scwart. Litography); Photo © GaPel/AIC.

Science. Astronomy. The italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at his trial. Imagery, France, c.1900
2638895 Science. Astronomy. The italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at his trial. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll)

Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650
535210 Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650; (add.info.: Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of)

Grand procession of the auto-da-fe of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition at Lisbon. 18th century (engraving)
534921 Grand procession of the auto-da-fe of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition at Lisbon. 18th century (engraving); Private Collection; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial
ELD4843315 The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial in 1633 The astronomer was sentenced by the Tribunal of

Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer
NWI4947061 Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer, defending his theory of the heliocentricite of the solar system before the Inquisition Court in Rome in

Spanish Inquisition
2603936 Spanish Inquisition; (add.info.: Spanish Inquisition (late 15th century). Spanish Jew before the Grand Inquisitor

Enrico Martinez
2910734 Enrico Martinez; (add.info.: Enrico Martinez (d.1632) cosmographer to the King of Spain, interpreter for the Spanish Inquisition, publisher

Great inquisitor, 19th century (engraving)
2102119 Great inquisitor, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Great inquisitor". Monster. Stoup shaped head)

Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho)
8673172 Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Isaac Abrabanel, Statesman and Commentator (litho)
8661260 Isaac Abrabanel, Statesman and Commentator (litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Abrabanel, Statesman and Commentator)

Portrait of Grand Inquisitor Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498), 19th century (engraving)
ELD4850905 Portrait of Grand Inquisitor Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498), 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1870 (engraving)
541121 Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist)

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"Inquisition: Unveiling the Dark Chapters of History" The haunting echoes of the Inquisition reverberate through time, reminding us of a period marked by fear, persecution, and intellectual suppression. Giordano Bruno, the courageous Italian philosopher who dared to challenge conventional beliefs, met a tragic end as he was burned at the stake for his ideas. His sacrifice serves as a poignant reminder of the price paid for intellectual freedom. St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians stand as another chapter in this dark tale. The oil painting from 1493-99 depicts their clash with religious authorities, highlighting how dissenting voices were silenced during those turbulent times. Across oceans and continents lies Lima - Peru's Plaza de la Inquisicion - where countless lives were shattered under its merciless gaze. This square bears witness to an era when suspicion reigned supreme and accusations could lead to unimaginable suffering. Galileo Galilei's name is synonymous with defiance against dogma. The trial that unfolded in 1633 showcased how even brilliant minds like his faced persecution for challenging established beliefs in science and astronomy. Eugenio Lucas captures the essence of these trials in his copy depicting a scene from circa 1819—an eerie reminder of humanity's capacity for cruelty masked as justice. Francisco Goya's masterpiece "The Inquisition Scene" immortalizes this dark chapter on canvas—a chilling portrayal that forces us to confront our own capacity for intolerance. Postcards by Nicolo Barabino take us back to Galileo Galilei's trial—reminders that even centuries later, society still grapples with reconciling faith and reason. Poulain chocolate promotional cards transport us further into history—depicting Galileo's trial through vivid illustrations alongside his signature—a bittersweet testament to both his genius and persecution endured. Etchings from 1880 depict scenes of torment inflicted upon women during interrogations—a stark reminder of the gendered violence that accompanied the Inquisition's reign.