5 engravings with scenes of torture, by Johann Daniel HERZ (1693-1754), circa 1720

Five engravings depicting torture scenes, created by Johann Daniel HERZ (1693-1754), a German engraver, painter, and publisher, who worked in Augsburg, his hometown.

He was among the founders of the "Kaiserlich Franziskiche Academie," a publishing house specializing in panoramic views and religious prints.

Each of these five engravings, created by Herz and published by August Vindel (Publisher), depicts a scene of torture perpetrated by torturers against subjects already convicted by the Inquisition for crimes related to heresy against the church. These are part of a series of scenes: this can be deduced from the fact that the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Braunschweig has some of them and each one, like these, has a progressive number (X, 2, 4, 5, 12). In creating these scenes, Johann Daniel HERZ drew inspiration from the depictions published by Antonio Gallonio, Sagittarius, and Christian Korthold.

Approximate sheet size: 30 cm x 20 cm.

Referencee:

Museum Herzog Anton Ulrich - Braunschweig:

Frühere Inv. Nr. 7780

Museumsnr./Signatur: JDHerz AB 3.13

https://www.europeana.eu/sv/item/89/item_P6JHZPCMO6VDOJ23Y3IA7FSPUQXDTSGL

http://kk.haum-bs.de/?id=j-d-herz-ab3-0013

http://www.virtuelles-kupferstichkabinett.de/de/detail-view

Frühere Inv. Nr. 7778

Museumsnr./Signatur: JDHerz AB 3.11

http://www.virtuelles-kupferstichkabinett.de/de/detail-view

http://kk.haum-bs.de/?id=j-d-herz-ab3-0011