Eikon Basilike
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The Eikon Basilike, The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings, is a purported spiritual autobiography attributed to King Charles I of England. It was published on 9 Febr
Title page of Eikon Basilike.
The famous triple portrait of Charles I by Van Dyck. Bernini, seeing this picture, called it "the portrait of a doomed man".
The Eikon Basilike's frontispiece by William Marshall, with explanations.
Eikon Basilike frontispiece
Eikonoklastes
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Eikonoklastes is a book by the English poet and polemicist John Milton, published in October 1649. In it he provides a justification for the execution of Charles I, which had taken place on 30 January
Eikon Basilike
…the favourable impression the book made of the King, Parliament commissioned John Milton to write a riposte to it, which he published under the title Eikonoklastes (lit. 'Icon-Breaker') in 1649. Milton's response sought to portray the image of Charles, and the absolute monarchy he aspired to, as idols, claiming a…
Title page of Eikonoklastes.
John milton