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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Witchcraft

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Trial by weight

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Title
Trial by weight
Names
Herbsthoffer, Peter-Rudolf-Karl, 1821-1876 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Witchcraft

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1867
Date Issued: 1880
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WITC
Topics
Scales
Judicial proceedings
Courtrooms
Witchcraft
Judges -- 1500-1599
Inquisition
Genres
Art reproductions
Notes
Content: Women accused of witchcraft are "tried by weight" (note the large set of scales to the left) before a panel of magistrates. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V had sought to create more stringent requirements for prosecution under the Inquisition in the 1500s, one of which was that an accused witch had to be lighter in weight than a good Christian.
Source note: The art treasures of America : being the choicest works of art in the public and private collections of North America. (Philadelphia : Gebbie, c1880) Shinn, Earl (1838-1886), Editor.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Extent: 23 x 30 cm (8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17517412
Barcode: 33333159334370
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72198ea0-c565-012f-2edc-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1821: Creator Born
  • 1867: Created (Approximate)
  • 1876: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Trial by weight" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867 - 1880. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-515f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Trial by weight" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-515f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1867 - 1880). Trial by weight Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-515f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Trial by weight