Anabaptist Collection

Menno Simons
MENNO SIMONS (Simonszoon) Dutch religious reformer, anabaptist, founder of Mennonites. Date: 1496 - 1561

Portrait of Bernardino Ochino (Siena)
DGA2581116 Portrait of Bernardino Ochino (Siena, 1487-Slavkov, 1564), religious reformer, Protestant and Anabaptist, engraving, Italy, 16th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Bernardino Ochino (Siena)

Candide and Anabaptist
The French writer Voltaire (1694-1778) wrote his satire Candide, a good-hearted young man but one is completely naive. Candide travels the world and encounters many mishaps

Anabaptist milkmaid of Switzerland, 19th century
Anabaptist milkmaid of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She carries a pail of milk and wears a simple cornette cap, braided hair tied with a ribbon

Central America, Belize, Orange Walk district, Hill Bank Field Station, a Mennonite boy leaning against and old British traction engine on a traditional Mennonite carriage

Portrait of David Jorisz, Glass Painter in Delft, Fanatic Anabaptist, after 1544 in Basel, 1600-1649

Anabaptists of Philadelphia witness a full immersion baptism in a river (colour litho)
PNP268151 Anabaptists of Philadelphia witness a full immersion baptism in a river (colour litho) by American School

Mennonite baptism ceremony (engraving)
5226724 Mennonite baptism ceremony (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mennonite baptism ceremony)

Religion tossed in a blanket, 1641 (engraving)
3629239 Religion tossed in a blanket, 1641 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion tossed in a blanket, 1641)

Lords Supper in a Collegiant church in Rijnsburg, Netherlands (engraving)
5226730 Lords Supper in a Collegiant church in Rijnsburg, Netherlands (engraving) by Tanje, Pierre (1706-61); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lords Supper in a Collegiant church in Rijnsburg)

Lords Supper in a Anabaptist church (engraving)
5226726 Lords Supper in a Anabaptist church (engraving) by Schley, Jakob van der (1715-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lords Supper in a Anabaptist church)

Mennonite coverlet, c. 1880 (textile)
3059398 Mennonite coverlet, c.1880 (textile) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Anabaptist from Amsterdam, Netherlands (engraving)
5226718 Anabaptist from Amsterdam, Netherlands (engraving) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anabaptist from Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Blessing following a Mennonite baptism (engraving)
5226722 Blessing following a Mennonite baptism (engraving) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blessing following a Mennonite baptism)

Anabaptist from East Frisia (engraving)
5226712 Anabaptist from East Frisia (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anabaptist from East Frisia)

Coins and medals struck by the first Anabaptists (engraving)
5226731 Coins and medals struck by the first Anabaptists (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coins and medals struck by the first Anabaptists)

Lords Supper in a Anabaptist church (engraving)
5226725 Lords Supper in a Anabaptist church (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lords Supper in a Anabaptist church)

Anabaptist prisoners (engraving)
966158 Anabaptist prisoners (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anabaptist prisoners)

Jan van Leyden. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Jan van Leyden

Johann van Leyden, c. 1509-1536, Dutch Anabaptist [obverse], c. 1535. Creator: Unknown
Johann van Leyden, c. 1509-1536, Dutch Anabaptist [obverse], c. 1535

United States. Virginia. Anabaptist Baptism
United States. Virginia. 18th century. Anabaptist baptism. Engraving, 1841

United States. Kansas. Mennonite religious service outside the hut. Colored engraving of the newspaper Frank Leslies (1875)

FOXE: BOOK OF MARTYRS. Persecutions in Bohemia and Germany. Wood engraving, from an 1832 American edition of John Foxes Book of Martyrs

AMISH MENNONITE COUPLE. An Amish Mennonite couple in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Lithograph, American, 19th century

Anabaptist Meeting
A meeting of the Anabaptists in Amsterdam : two young people are being baptised into the faith. Date: 16th century

John Of Leiden, Aka John Bockold Or John Bockelson, C. 1509 A
John Of Leiden, Aka John Bockold Or John Bockelson, C.1509 A

John Of Leiden Or Jan Van Leiden Or Jan Beukelsz Or Jan Beukelszoon Aka John Bockold Or John Bockelson 1509? To 1536 Dutch Anabaptist Leader And Leader Of Munster Rebellion

Menno Simons, Dutch Anabaptist religious leader, (1854). Portrait of religious reformer Simons (1496-1561), from whom the religious body known as Mennonites takes its name

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). The Mennonite Pr
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter and etcher. The Mennonite Preacher Cornelis Claez Anslo (1592-1646) and his wife Aeltje Gerritsdr Schoueten (1589-1657), 1641. Oil on canvas

United States. Kansas. Mennonite religious service outside the hut. Colored engraving of the newspaper Frank Leslies (1875)

Beuckelson / Bockelson
JAN BEUCKELSON or BOCKELSON also known as JAN VAN LEIDEN Dutch religious leader (Anabaptist) Date: 1509? - 1536

Jan Beuckelson (1509? - 1536) or Bockelson also known as Jan Van Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader

Frontispiece, Legends of the Wandering Jew and the Sixteen Queens of Munster -- the Wandering Jew and the tailor Jean de Leyde (John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader). Date: published 1866

United States. Virginia. Anabaptist Baptism. Their ideology lay in the acceptance of baptism of adults only. 17th century. Colored engraving, 1841

Inside view of a hut built by the mennonist settlers in Kansas, USA. Colored engraving of the newspaper Frank Leslies (1875)

ANABAPTIST FAMILY. An Anabaptist family of the Hutterite sect of central Europe. Woodcut, 16th century

CHURCH OF ENGLAND, 1641. Four Englishmen, each representing a party in opposition to the established Church, are shown fighting over the Bible. Broadside woodcut, English, 1641

Religions Enemies, 1641 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF250711 Religions Enemies, 1641 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Taylor, the Water Poet)

A Catalogue of the Several Sects and Opinions in England and Other Countries, 1646
XJF135360 A Catalogue of the Several Sects and Opinions in England and Other Countries, 1646 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

NEW YORK: DUNKER BAPTISM. A German Baptist baptism ceremony in the Hudson River near the White Fort, New York. Lithograph, 1834

AMISH MENNONITE COUPLE. An Amish Mennonite couple in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Lithograph, American, 19th century

INIGO JONES: KNIPERDOLING. Court satire on an Anabaptist, sketched by Inigo Jones (1573-1652) for a Masque

ANABAPTIST FAMILY. An Anabaptist family of the Hutterite sect of central Europe. Woodcut, 16th century

ANABAPTIST ADULT BAPTISM. At Sandy Hill on the Hudson River, New York: aquatint, 1819

CHURCH OF ENGLAND, 1641. Four Englishmen, each representing a party in opposition to the established Church, are shown fighting over the Bible. Broadside woodcut, English, 1641

THOMAS MUNTZER (c1489-1525). German religious reformer and Anabaptist leader. Etching, Dutch, 17th century

Anabaptist leaders and teachers were often burned at the stake, though sometimes after being strangled first. Burning of Maria and Ursula van Beckum, Deventer, 1544

JOHN OF LEIDEN (1509-1536). Dutch Anabaptist leader. Copper engraving, 1536, by Heinrich Aldegrever

ENGLAND: MARTYR, 1550. Edward VI signing warrant for the arrest of Joan Bocher, an Anabaptist later burned at the stake for heresy at Smithfield, England, 1550

GERMAN BAPTIST, 1880. A Dunker from Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Wood engraving after Howard Pyle, 1880

GERMAN BAPTIST, c1880. A Dunker woman at Ephrata, Pennsylvania, shows the little door that represents the narrow way. Wood engraving, c1880

JOHN OF LEIDEN (1509-1536). Dutch Anabaptist. John of Leiden (left) with Bernhard Knipperdolling. Engraving after a painting, 1533

ANABAPTIST RIVER BAPTISM in medieval Germany. Wood engraving, Germany, 19th century

ANABAPTISTS IN ITALY being forced to jump to their deaths. Wood engraving by A. Anderson form an early 19th century edition of Foxes Book of Martyrs

KILLING OF ANABAPTISTS. The killing of Anabaptists in Amsterdam, 1535

THOMAS MÜNTZER (c1489-1525). German religious reformer and Anabaptist leader
THOMAS MÜNTZER (c1489-1525). German religious reformer and Anabaptist leader. Line engraving, 16th century

RUSSIAN MENNONITES, 1875. Central Kansas, The Public Well at the Temporary Home of the Russian Mennonites. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1875

Anabaptist Matthiesson
Jean Matthiesson, promoter of Anabaptism, travels and preaches. Date: 16th century

Anabaptist Prophecy
Tuscoschierer dances and prophesies before Jan Bockelsen, king of the Anabaptists at Munster. Date: after June 1534

Beuckelson / Wife / Anon Eng
JAN BEUCKELSON or BOCKELSON also known as JAN VAN LEIDEN Dutch religious (Anabaptist) leader and his wife Elisa

Anabaptists in America
ANABAPTISTS An Anabaptist baptism in the United States

Anabaptist Baptism
A mass baptism of the Anabaptists in a river

David Joris
DAVID JORIS Flemish artist and anabaptist

Titus Oates
TITUS OATES anabaptist turned conformist turned papist turned conformist again, odious fomentor of imaginary Popish plot : with his autograph

Mennonite Meeting
A meeting of Mennonites - followers of Dutch anabaptist Simon Menno - in Hamburg. The scene depicted is the benediction following a baptism

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Anabaptism, a radical Christian movement that emerged during the 16th century, has left an indelible mark on history. At its core is the belief in adult baptism and the rejection of infant baptism. Menno Simons, a prominent figure within Anabaptism, played a crucial role in shaping its theology and practices. Although originating in Europe, Anabaptism's influence spread far beyond its birthplace. Central America became home to many Anabaptist communities, including one located in Belize's Orange Walk district. The Hill Bank Field Station stands as a testament to their commitment to sustainable living and community-building. The visual representation of this religious group can be seen through various artworks throughout history. William Oxman (or Orsingham) captured the essence of Anabaptists through his intricate etching from 1661. Similarly, John and Mary Champian depicted the clash between Presbytarianism and Anabaptism with their powerful woodcut. Engravings showcasing The Society of Anabaptists offer insight into their communal practices and shared beliefs. Meanwhile, an illustration from Balthasar Hubmaier's Apocalypsis insignium aliquot haeresiarcharum reveals both the persecution faced by these believers and their unwavering faith. In Switzerland during the 19th century, an image emerges of an Anabaptist milkmaid donning a simple cornette cap while carrying her pail of milk—a symbol of humble devotion amidst societal norms. Bridging time gaps further highlights how deeply ingrained this movement was within society. Witnessing full immersion baptisms along rivers or partaking in Mennonite baptism ceremonies showcases not only their commitment to spiritual rebirth but also their resilience against adversity. Religion tossed in a blanket—an engraving from 1641—symbolizes ongoing debates surrounding faith during this era. It serves as a reminder that even within the Anabaptist movement, differing interpretations and conflicts existed.