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Conquest of the Town of Sichenen, Punishment of Zichem, 1578, Series 8: Dutch Events, 1577-1583, print, album page, Conquest and punishment of the town of Zichem by the troops of the Duke of Parma, February 21, 1578. Outside the city gate, a large number of citizens are killed and their bodies thrown into the river. In the distance, the city of Diest. With a 14-line caption in German. Numbered: 16., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1578 - 1580, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 212 mm x width 284 mm, Person, Alessandro Farnese (Governor of the Netherlands and Duke of Parma and Piacenza), massacre, war, Zichem, Period, 1578-02-21, A wide ink drawing shows a walled town with towers, a gate with an archway, and multi-storey buildings behind ramparts, with a tall steeple visible to the right and hills and distant settlements on the horizon; numerous small figures in period dress fill the foreground and midground, many armed with spears, pikes, or clubs and shown running, fighting, carrying wounded people, dragging bodies, or collapsing on the ground; some figures stand on a curved shoreline or rocky outcrop while others crowd toward the gate and bridge area, and a few figures appear on top of the walls and towers; round objects are scattered across the ground and in the water near the shore; the sky is left blank except for a few small clouds and the whole scene is rendered in fine hatch and line work.

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Conquest Town Sichenen Punishment Zichem 1578 Series 8 Dutch Events 1577-1583 print album page punishment town troops Duke Parma February 21 Outside city gate large number citizens killed bodies thrown river distance city Diest 14-line caption German Numbered 16 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1578 - 1580 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 212 mm x width 284 mm Person Alessandro Farnese Governor Netherlands Piacenza massacre war Period 1578-02-21 wide ink drawing walled town towers gate archway multi-storey buildings ramparts tall steeple visible right hills distant settlements horizon numerous small figures period dress fill foreground midground armed spears pikes clubs shown running fighting carrying wounded people dragging bodies collapsing ground figures stand curved shoreline rocky outcrop crowd bridge area figures top walls round objects scattered across water near shore sky left blank except small clouds whole scene rendered fine hatch line work