Caption

Caricature of the Arminians, The Present Arminian, cartoon, print, Caricature of the Arminians (Remonstrants). A decapitated man walks with his head between his legs, with chained legs on crutches and guided by a scorpion, lobster, bat, and mole. Above the neck are symbols of worldly justice. Printed on the sheet below the plate is a verse and the legend AN in 2 columns in Dutch., printmaker: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), publisher: Cornelis Willemsz Blaeu-Laken, Amsterdam, writer (clerical worker): David Ronsaeus, 1623, writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching with letterpress text, height 346 mm x width 283 mm, landscapes, violent death, being killed, being mishandled and maltreated, seeking death, A monochrome engraved scene framed by a rectangular border shows a partially nude figure standing on tall stilts that are chained near their base, the figure holding a long pole and balancing a smaller sculpted figure on an outstretched hand; a pair of hanging scales is suspended above the figure from a vertical beam, and clouds fill the sky with horizontal line shading; at the left foreground there are stylized plants and a reclining animal among rocky ground, and the overall image is rendered in fine line work with detailed crosshatching.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A96_390

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.6Mb (11.8Mb) / 14.1in x 14.5in / 4222 x 4354 (300dpi)

Keywords

Caricature Arminians Present Arminian cartoon print Remonstrants decapitated man walks head legs chained legs crutches guided scorpion lobster bat mole neck symbols worldly justice Printed sheet plate verse legend 2 columns Dutch printmaker Claes Jansz Visscher Ii publisher Cornelis Willemsz Blaeu-Laken Amsterdam writer clerical worker David Ronsaeus 1623 paper etching letterpress printing letterpress text height 346 mm x width 283 mm landscapes violent death killed mishandled maltreated seeking death monochrome engraved scene framed rectangular border partially nude figure standing tall stilts chained near base figure holding long pole balancing smaller sculpted figure outstretched hand pair hanging scales suspended figure vertical beam clouds fill sky horizontal line shading left foreground stylized plants reclining animal rocky ground image rendered fine line work detailed crosshatching