File:Schybi auf der Folter.png

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Christian Schybi, a peasant leader in the Swiss peasant war of 1653, is tortured and interrogated at Sursee, where he was beheaded on July 9, 1653 (Gregorian calendar). This 19th century engraving depicts Schybi in an allegory on the crucified Christ.

Immediate image source: Holenstein, A.: Der Bauernkrieg von 1653. Ursachen, Verlauf und Folgen einer gescheiterten Revolution archive copy at the Wayback Machine; in Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde, no. 66, pp. 1 – 43; 2004.

Original source: engraving by Martin Disteli (1802 - 1844), lithography published in his "pictorial calendar" in 1839/40.


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current12:45, 21 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 12:45, 21 August 20061,420 × 1,102 (1.06 MB)Lupo (talk | contribs)crop away stray black line on the left
11:45, 17 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:45, 17 August 20061,450 × 1,120 (1.04 MB)Lupo (talk | contribs)Christian Schybi, a peasant leader in the en:Swiss peasant war of 1653, is tortured and interrogated at Sursee, where he was beheaded on June 27, 1653. This 19th century engraving depicts Schybi in an allegory on the crucified Christ. Immediate ima

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