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Relief depicting the Judgment of Lucius Junius Brutus in the Vierschaar of the City Hall on the Dam, print, book illustration, Relief depicting the Judgment of Lucius Junius Brutus in the Vierschaar of the City Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam. Consul Lucius Junius Brutus, standing on the right, signals the executioner to carry out the sentence and behead his son. His other son has already been beheaded and lies at his feet. When a plot against the young Roman Republic came to light and Brutus' sons Titus and Tiberius turned out to be among the conspirators, he condemned them—just like the others—to death. The Vierschaar was a public court used by the bailiff and aldermen solely for pronouncing death sentences. Below the image are two columns with three lines of Latin text. Marked in the bottom center: C., printmaker: Hubert Quellinus, Amsterdam, after design by Hubert Quellinus, after sculpture by Artus Quellinus (I), publisher: Artus Quellinus (I), 1655, Hubert Quellinus, Artus Quellinus (I), printmaker, after sculpture by, publisher, paper, etching, engraving, height 433 mm x width 321mm, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a crowded classical scene with many partially clothed and draped male figures in dynamic poses. On the left, a muscular man raising a large axe stands among struggling figures, one of whom kneels with head bowed and another turned to the side. Central figures include a bearded man seated on a raised platform draped in cloth, an eagle at his side, and a standing figure behind him holding a shallow bowl. A robed man on the right extends a hand toward the heads of two restrained men, while behind him a banner and spears are visible and an eagle perches nearby. Architectural elements with columns and a pediment appear at the upper left, and a sculptural group of a she-wolf nursing infants sits atop a plinth above the central composition. Intricate cross-hatching and fine lines render m

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Relief depicting Judgment Lucius Junius Brutus Vierschaar City Hall Dam print book illustration Amsterdam Consul Lucius Junius Brutus standing right signals executioner carry sentence behead son already beheaded lies feet plot young Roman Republic came light Brutus sons Titus Tiberius turned conspirators condemned them death Vierschaar was public court bailiff aldermen solely pronouncing death sentences image two columns three lines Latin text Marked bottom center C printmaker Hubert Quellinus design sculpture Artus Quellinus I publisher 1655 paper etching engraving height 433 mm x width 321mm detailed monochrome engraving crowded classical scene partially clothed draped male figures dynamic poses left muscular man raising large axe stands struggling figures whom kneels head bowed another turned side Central figures include bearded man seated raised platform draped cloth eagle standing figure holding shallow bowl robed man right extends hand heads two restrained men banner spears visible eagle perches nearby Architectural elements columns pediment upper left sculptural group -wolf nursing infants sits atop plinth central composition Intricate cross-hatching fine lines render m