A man tied to a burning stake is pulling at his chains while clerics hold their crucifixes towards him and soldiers in full armour stand around the fire. Engraving by P.S. van Gunst after O. Elliger.

  • Elliger, Ottmar, the younger, 1666-1735.
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43480i
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According to the onlline catalogue of AKG images, the work shows the burning of the priest Markus Antonius de Dominis (Markantun de Dominis), Archbishop of Spalato. However de Dominis died a natural death while imprisoned for heresy in Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome, after which his corpse was burned in the Campo de' Fiori, Rome

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 13.8 x 18.3 cm

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O. Elliger fesit. P...a Gunst chulps.

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Wellcome Collection 43480i

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