Caption

The Beheading of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, 1619, Image of the execution that took place on the 13th of May 1619 on Jan van Oldenbarnevelt, former advocate of Holland, Nero tamen subtraxit oculos, Iussitque scelera sed non spectavit. Tacitus in Vita agricolae, print, The Beheading of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt at the Binnenhof in The Hague on 13 May 1619. View of the square with all the surrounding buildings and the assembled crowd. In the tower in the upper left, the court of Prince Maurits. In the image three banners with sayings by Van Oldenbarnevelt and Prince Maurits., printmaker, after print by, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, height 130 mm x width 250 mm, Used in: Vondel, Joost van den. Hekeldigten. SlSn, 1707., Person, Maurice (Prince of Orange), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, violent death by beheading, death penalty, execution, Conviction and execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, The Hague, Binnenhof, Period, 1619-05-13, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a crowded town square bordered by a range of multi-story buildings with stepped gables, arched windows, and a large church with a tall spire; a raised wooden scaffold stands near an ornate gateway where robed figures and onlookers gather; the square is filled with a mass of people, many wearing long coats and wide-brimmed hats, forming dense ranks and smaller groups, while armed men with muskets form a line near the foreground; trees appear at one side, and a palisade of vertical posts separates part of the crowd from the built area; smaller figures move across the open ground, some gesturing or holding objects, and banners with decorative curving shapes extend above parts of the scene.

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Beheading Johan van Oldenbarnevelt 1619 Image execution place 13th Jan van Oldenbarnevelt former advocate Holland Nero tamen subtraxit oculos Iussitque scelera sed non spectavit Tacitus Vita agricolae print Binnenhof Hague 13 View square surrounding buildings assembled crowd tower upper left court Prince Maurits image three banners sayings Van Oldenbarnevelt printmaker Northern Netherlands paper etching height 130 mm x width 250 mm Vondel Joost van den Hekeldigten SlSn 1707 Person Maurice Prince Orange violent death beheading death penalty Conviction Period 1619-05-13 detailed monochrome engraving crowded town bordered range multi-story buildings stepped gables arched windows large church tall spire raised wooden scaffold stands near ornate gateway robed figures onlookers gather filled mass people wearing long coats wide-brimmed hats forming dense ranks smaller groups armed men muskets form line near foreground trees side palisade vertical posts separates part crowd built area smaller figures move across open ground gesturing holding objects banners decorative curving shapes extend parts scene