+ o - ^
previous next

View this item elsewhere:

Title
Matthathias [Mattathias] slayeth a Jew [that] did sacrifice to idols
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Jewish history -- Biblical times

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1723
Place: London
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON JEWI-His-Bi
Topics
Biblical events
Altars
Priests, Jewish
Homicides
Maccabees
Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "1.Mac.2 : There came one of [the] Jewes in ye light of all, to sacrifice on ye altar which was at Modin. v.23: which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed wherefore he ran & slew him upon ye altar: v.24. Also ye King 's commissioner who compelled men to sacrifice he killed at [the] time. v.25."
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 17.2 x 13.1 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71663620-c5be-012f-246d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1723: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Matthathias [Mattathias] slayeth a Jew [that] did sacrifice to idols" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1723. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Matthathias [Mattathias] slayeth a Jew [that] did sacrifice to idols" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1723). Matthathias [Mattathias] slayeth a Jew [that] did sacrifice to idols Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Matthathias [Mattathias] slayeth a Jew [that] did sacrifice to idols, (1723) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 23, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Matthathias [Mattathias] slayeth a Jew [that] did sacrifice to idols