Keywords: Schybi auf der Folter.png 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 http //www stub unibe ch/extern/hv/1_04/holenstein pdf Der Bauernkrieg von 1653 Ursachen Verlauf und Folgen einer gescheiterten Revolution; 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 PD-old Christian Schybi Swiss peasant war of 1653 Torture in art Works by Martin Disteli |