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The Massacre of Vassy, from the series Histoires diverses qui sont mémorables touchant les Guerres, Massacres & Troubles advenus en France en ces dernières années

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 284 x 358 mm
  • Inv. 2015-AQ

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During the massacre at Vassy in 1562, Duke François de Guise and his troops murdered a group of Huguenots attending a religious service in a building. In the background left, the Cardinal of Lorraine can be seen looking on, leaning on a wall. The Vassy Massacre (French: massacre de Wassy) took place on 1 March 1562 and is considered the first major event in the French Wars of Religion. The series of battles that followed culminated in the signing of the Peace of Amboise (or Pacification Treaty of Amboise) the following year, on 19 March 1563.

Artist

Dominique Sornique RKD
ca. 1707 - 1708 - Paris 1756
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Jean Perrissin RKD
Lyon ca. 1536 - 1538 - Lyon ca. 1611 - 1617
after

Jacques Tortorel RKD
ca. 1557 - 1592
after

Title The Massacre of Vassy, from the series Histoires diverses qui sont mémorables touchant les Guerres, Massacres & Troubles advenus en France en ces dernières années
Period 18th century
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2015-AQ
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-AQ
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8626/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11P3112 cardinal Iconclass
11P441 persecuted believers (hiding), e.g. Huguenots, Pilgrim Fathers Iconclass
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31D112 child Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
31D15 adult woman Iconclass
31D16 old man Iconclass
31D17 old woman Iconclass
44G51 crime Iconclass
44G511 murderer Iconclass
45A1411 massacre ~ war Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
61 historical events and situations; historical persons Iconclass
61A historical events and situations Iconclass
61I names of historical events and situations Iconclass
61I(MASSACRE AT VASSY) names of historical events and situations (MASSACRE AT VASSY) Iconclass
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