Jan Luykens created these original etchings for the second edition of Martyrs Mirror, some of which were later rediscovered in a box that had survived World War II Germany. Luykens was a 17th century Dutch Anabaptist pastor and writer who also illustrated a classic edition of Pilgrim's Progress. More
List of Illustrations
Frontispiece Crucifixion of Jesus Christ...................... 68
Stoning of Stephen, the First Christian Martyr...................... 71
Beheading of James, the Son of Zebedee...................... 72
Stoning of the Apostle Philip............................................ 73
Martyrdom of James, the Son of Alpheus...................... 74
Burning of Barnabas, a Companion of Paul ......................76
Mark Dragged to the Stake............................................ 77
Peter Crucified at Rome............................................ 80
Beheading of Paul.......................................................... 82
Andrew the Apostle, Crucified at Patras.................................... 87
The Apostle Thomas Cast into an Oven............................................ 89
Matthew, the Evangelist, Beheaded at Nadavar...................... 90
Martyrdom of Simon Zelotes and Judas Thaddeus ......................92
Matthias Hung on the Cross, Stoned, and Beheaded...................... 93
Luke Hanged on an Olive Tree............................................ 94
Antipas Burned in a Red-hot Brazen Ox............................................ 95
John Banished to the Isle of Patmos ............................................97
Vitalus Buried Alive at Ravenna............................................ 99
Ignatius Devoured by Wild Beasts ............................................106
Phocas Put to Death in a Lime Kiln ............................................108
Christians Burned in Their Meetinghouses ............................................132
Second Examination of Tharacus............................................ 148
Eulalia Refusing the Idol Worship............................................ 177
God's Judgment on King Honoricus............................................ 200
Clement of Scotland Burned by the Romanists............................................ 231
John Mocked and Tormented ..................................................................243
Fourteen Persons Burned at Orleans,France............................................ 266
William White Burned at Norwich............................................ 347
Leonhard Keyser on the Way to Execution ............................................421
Two Young Girls Led to Execution ............................................501
Apprehension of Andries Langedul ............................................634
Jacob Dircks Led to Place of Execution............................................ 725
The Martyr Pieter Beckjen Teaching in a Boat............................................ 739
Dirk Willems Saving His Captor's Life............................................ 741
Jacob de Roore Confessing the Faith............................................ 775
Willem Janss Burned at the Stake............................................ 831
Fortune of Ursel van Essen ..................................................................843
Arrest of Hans van den Wege............................................ 865
Martyrdom of Anneken Heyndricks............................................ 873
Execution of Wolfgang Pinder ............................................875
Twelve Christians Burned at the Stake............................................886
Jan Wouterss and Adriaenken Jans Burned............................................ 898
Torture of Geleyn the Shoemaker ............................................930
The Martyr Hans Knevel as a Prisoner............................................ 946
Martyrdom of Jan Smit ........................................................................963
Adriaen Wens at the Place of Execution of His Mother ..............................980
Thirty-seven Believers Burned at Antwerp ............................................993
Hendrick Pruyt Burned in a Boat............................................1006
Torture of Haas Bret ..................................................................1038
Louwerens Janss Led to Execution ............................................1055
Drowning of Hendrick Sumer and Jacob Mandel......
Imprisonment of Jacob Platser, 1591
Drowning of Mattheus Mair, Wier, 1592 ) Burial alive of Anneke van den Hove, Brussells, 1597 Persecution in Switzerland, 1637 Book 2, endIntroduction Quotations Contents Search Images Resources Title Music