1627–1632; depicts the 1597 executions · Engraving and history print
Twenty-three Christian Martyrs in Japan
Raphaël Sadeler II
Why it matters
The print reframed an execution through the visual grammar of Catholic martyrdom. It shows how European audiences came to imagine Japan not only as convertible, but as a theatre of persecution.
- Publication
- Twenty-three Christian Martyrs in Japan
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Shelfmark
- RP-P-1926-631
Citation
Sadeler, Raphaël II. Twenty-three Christian Martyrs in Japan. 1627–1632, depicting the 1597 executions near Nagasaki. Rijksmuseum, RP-P-1926-631.
