Sacrifice Collection (page 3)

Leviticus; penance offering, two shepherds bring a lamb and two doves to the temple for sacrifice - print from a bible
FGL5500228 Leviticus; penance offering, two shepherds bring a lamb and two doves to the temple for sacrifice - print from a bible, c. 1900 (engraving; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi.

Civilization of the Roman Empire: Wedding Ceremony in Ancient Rome. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4857743 Civilization of the Roman Empire: Wedding Ceremony in Ancient Rome. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Civilization of the Roman Empire: Wedding Ceremony in Ancient Rome)

Animal sacrifice: the Hebrews sacrifice a lamb as an offering to God. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4861794 Animal sacrifice: the Hebrews sacrifice a lamb as an offering to God. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Animal sacrifice)

Ancient Egypt, Jewish ritual, 13th-14th century BC, origin of Easter: after the sacrifice of a lamb
NWI4882593 Ancient Egypt, Jewish ritual, 13th-14th century BC, origin of Easter: after the sacrifice of a lamb, a Hebrew family marks the entrance of his house with the blood of the animal

The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, 1920 (photo)
2436573 The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, 1920 (photo) by Mennie, Donald (1875-1944); (add.info.: Geography. China. Beijing. The Temple of Heaven (Altar of Heaven)

Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving)
2435430 Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Tribe of the Timucua indians : women sacrifying their babies)

A Llama sacrifice
3329975 A Llama sacrifice; (add.info.: Drawing of a Llama sacrifice by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1550-1616) a Quechua nobleman. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pausanias making a sacrifice to the goddess Hera before the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC (engraving)
8635036 Pausanias making a sacrifice to the goddess Hera before the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Druid carrying out a human sacrifice (engraving)
8672901 Druid carrying out a human sacrifice (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Druid carrying out a human sacrifice)

David sacrifices on Mount Moriah (litho)
8675995 David sacrifices on Mount Moriah (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David sacrifices on Mount Moriah. 1 Chronicles 21:15)

Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho)
8660810 Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles)

Abraham and Isaac, Genesis xxii, 2, 6 (colour litho)
8645999 Abraham and Isaac, Genesis xxii, 2, 6 (colour litho) by Pratt, William (1854-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham and Isaac, Genesis xxii, 2, 6)

A Sacrifice in a Confucian Temple (litho)
8661062 A Sacrifice in a Confucian Temple (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sacrifice in a Confucian Temple)

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Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods, 1887
7125134 Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods, 1887; (add.info.: Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods. A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Cupid takes the oath of allegiance
5893186 Cupid takes the oath of allegiance.; (add.info.: Cupid takes the oath of allegiance. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth)

Sacrifice of Abraham, 18th century, detail (oil on canvas)
7242837 Sacrifice of Abraham, 18th century, detail (oil on canvas); Parochiekerk Sint-Pietersstoel, Moregem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Parochiekerk Sint-Pietersstoel)

Leviticus: Different Rituals of Atonement - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483195 Leviticus: Different Rituals of Atonement - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi.

A Hindu widow committing Sati, jumping into the flames to join the remains of her husband
5242583 A Hindu widow committing Sati, jumping into the flames to join the remains of her husband, from a 19th century engraving.

Human sacrifice in New Zealand. Engraving 1834
JAB4120795 Human sacrifice in New Zealand. Engraving 1834; (add.info.: Human sacrifice in New Zealand. Engraving 1834); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Un sacrifice ches les peaux rouge Mandans du haut missouri, United States
ELD4965740 Un sacrifice ches les peaux rouge Mandans du haut missouri, United States (Mandan Native American tribe of the Great Plains of Upper Missouri sacrifice)

Roman antiquite: "Marcus Curtius" The valiant Marcus Curtius, a Roman citizen
ELD4965472 Roman antiquite: "Marcus Curtius" The valiant Marcus Curtius, a Roman citizen, sacrifices himself to the Roman gods by throwing himself into a gulf in a forum in 362 BC"

Roman Antiquite: "The oath of the samnites to sacrifice for freedom" Engraving from "Storia di
ELD4961673 Roman Antiquite: "The oath of the samnites to sacrifice for freedom" Engraving from "Storia di Roma" by Francesco Bertolini; Private Collection; (add.info)

Romanesque art: capital representing the sacrifice of Abraham. Musee du Farinier, Cluny (Saone and Loire)
JEB4961429 Romanesque art: capital representing the sacrifice of Abraham. Musee du Farinier, Cluny (Saone and Loire); Musee du Farinier, Ancienne Abbaye, Cluny

God forbid Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac
NWI4916983 God forbid Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac.; (add.info.: God forbid Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Religious ceremony of the Indians of New England (present-day Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine)
NWI4895059 Religious ceremony of the Indians of New England (present-day Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont, USA) throwing precious objects (necklace)

Indians of America: Azteque Tzompantli on which the skins of the victims sacrificed during a ritual in Tenochtitlan
NWI4900533 Indians of America: Azteque Tzompantli on which the skins of the victims sacrificed during a ritual in Tenochtitlan (ancient city of Mexico City, Mexico) were displayed

Roman sacrificial offering. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture
FLO4704697 Roman sacrificial offering. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Sacred bull ready for sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4703835 Sacred bull ready for sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

An Aztec priest removes a man's heart in a ritual with an obsidian knife on a sacrificial stone
FLO4622145 An Aztec priest removes a man's heart in a ritual with an obsidian knife on a sacrificial stone and offers it to the god Huitzilopochtli. Several young acolytes hold down the victim

The "Lillebonne mosaic": deer hunting Scene, The sacrifice to Diana, 4th century BC (mosaic)
1279020 The "Lillebonne mosaic": deer hunting Scene, The sacrifice to Diana, 4th century BC (mosaic); Musee Departemental des Antiquites, Rouen

The "Lillebonne mosaic": deer hunting Scene, The sacrifice to Diana, 4th century BC (mosaic)
1279014 The "Lillebonne mosaic": deer hunting Scene, The sacrifice to Diana, 4th century BC (mosaic); Musee Departemental des Antiquites, Rouen

Chinese Idolaters preparing a dog for sacrifice (engraving)
8658496 Chinese Idolaters preparing a dog for sacrifice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Idolaters preparing a dog for sacrifice)

Oath of the Horatii (engraving)
8664205 Oath of the Horatii (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oath of the Horatii)

Hannibal's oath of enmity towards the Romans (engraving)
8635756 Hannibal's oath of enmity towards the Romans (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Abraham offering up Isaac (colour litho)
8652330 Abraham offering up Isaac (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham offering up Isaac)

Sacrifice of Abraham, Lot taken captive, Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings
AIS5360402 Sacrifice of Abraham, Lot taken captive, Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings, miniature taken from "Psychomachia

Solomon's Temple Imaginary reconstruction (engraving)
6266336 Solomon's Temple Imaginary reconstruction (engraving); (add.info.: A View of the Inside of the Court of the Priests in Solomon's Temple with the manner of the Preparing)

Leviticus: offering of a goat and a bovine to expiate involuntary faults - engraving taken from a bible
FGL5500221 Leviticus: offering of a goat and a bovine to expiate involuntary faults - engraving taken from a bible, c.1900 (engraving); Fototeca Gilardi.

The ghost of Admiral Hosier, the image depicts a ship surrounded by ghosts in shrouds
MMM5481930 The ghost of Admiral Hosier, the image depicts a ship surrounded by ghosts in shrouds, with the fortifications of a port by Mosley, Charles (c.1720-c.1756); National Maritime Museum

Berenice II, 17th century (oil on canvas)
6203107 Berenice II, 17th century (oil on canvas); (add.info.: BERENICE II (25 December 267 BC to 221 BC) in the interpretation of Bernardo Strozzi (1581-2 August 1644)

Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty
5893185 Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty.; (add.info.: Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess)

Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. Achilles made a sacrifice in front of Jupiter (Zeus)
GIA5034599 Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. Achilles made a sacrifice in front of Jupiter (Zeus) to save his wounded friend Patrocles. (Chant XVI, vv)

Arnold von Winkelried's sacrifice
5310323 Arnold von Winkelried's sacrifice; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Arnold von Winkelried's sacrifice at the Battle of Sempach)

Moses and the Golden Calf (colour litho)
5198587 Moses and the Golden Calf (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses and the Golden Calf)

Jephthah's daughter runs towards him and must therefore be sacrificed to God
ELD4955891 Jephthah's daughter runs towards him and must therefore be sacrificed to God. 19th century (engraving from "The Holy History" by Lahure)

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"Sacrifice: A Testament of Courage and Devotion" In the depths of history, it has been a resounding theme that echoes through time. From James Clark's poignant painting "The Great Sacrifice, " depicting the harrowing reality of World War 1, to the ancient rituals observed by King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti in Egypt, it has always held immense significance. Propaganda posters during wartime, like Moloch's powerful statement or the Prime Minister's proclamation, aimed to rally nations together in times of turmoil. These visual reminders showcased the sacrifices made by countless individuals for a greater cause. One cannot forget D-Day when Americans landed on foreign shores with unwavering determination. Their selfless acts exemplified sacrifice as they fought valiantly for freedom and justice. Artistic expressions also captured this profound concept. The ink-on-paper portrayal of two nude men standing, one holding a lamb symbolizes sacrifice's vulnerability and innocence intertwined. Similarly, Agnus Dei's oil on canvas masterpiece from c. 1635-40 evokes deep emotions through its depiction of sacrificial lambs. Religious narratives have long embraced sacrifice as well; Abraham sacrificing Isaac at the Gate of Paradise door reminds us that even revered figures faced agonizing choices for their beliefs. Passover rituals originating in ancient Egypt signify liberation achieved through ultimate sacrifices. Human customs throughout ages have demanded personal sacrifices too - Marcus Curtius' heroic act depicted by Hendrik Goltzius showcases an individual willingly giving up his life for Rome's preservation. Peter Paul Rubens' "Le Coup de Lance" further illustrates humanity’s capacity to make great sacrifices for honor and duty. Sacrifice stands as an eternal testament to courage and devotion across cultures and eras alike, and is a reminder that sometimes we must relinquish our own desires or comforts for something greater than ourselves – be it love, freedom, faith or societal progress.