Thursday, July 22, 2010

Le faux Messie

Here's a copy of the famous eyewitness portrait of שבתי צבי, "Sabetha Sebi", included in Thomas Coenen's 1669 book Ydele verwachtinge der Joden getoont in den persoon van Sabethai Zevi. The copy of that portrait, depicted below, is in the 1728 book Les Imposteurs Insignes by Jean-Baptiste de Rocoles.:



The original can be seen here.