Caption

Depiction of Justice appeared in The Hague on May 13, 1619, to Johannes von Olden Barnefelt, former advocate of Holland, Execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Series 11: Varia Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 394, 380?, Execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in The Hague on May 13, 1619. Oldenbarnevelt kneels on the scaffold in front of the Binnenhof; on the square, a large number of spectators. With a caption of 6 lines in Latin and 12 lines in German. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 394., inscription: '394', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, after print by Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1619 - 1621, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), after print by, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 198 mm x width 260 mm, Person, Maurice (Prince of Orange), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, violent death by beheading, on the scaffold or place of execution, Condemnation and execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, The Hague, Binnenhof, Period, 1619-05-13, A detailed black and white engraving showing a large crowded public square in front of a group of ornate buildings and churches with steep gabled roofs and tall spires; the square is filled with rows of people wearing period clothing and hats, some standing closely together and others grouped near a raised wooden platform where figures are gathered and a few appear to be addressing the crowd; surrounding buildings feature arched windows, decorative façades, and a covered colonnade, while the largest church displays patterned rose window motifs on its gable and a tower with a clock or bell housing; additional smaller groups of people stand near entrances and along the edges of the square, and a few mounted riders and figures in cloaks are visible in the foreground; the sky area is plain and the entire scene is framed by printed text bands at the top and bottom of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B46_017

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Keywords

Depiction Justice appeared Hague 13 1619 Johannes von Olden Barnefelt former advocate Holland Execution Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Series 11 Varia Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 394 380 Oldenbarnevelt kneels scaffold front Binnenhof square large number spectators caption 6 lines Latin 12 lines German Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne Claes Jansz Visscher Ii 1619 - 1621 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 198 mm x width 260 mm Person Maurice Prince Orange violent death beheading place execution Condemnation Period 1619-05-13 detailed black white engraving showing large crowded public square group ornate buildings churches steep gabled roofs tall spires filled rows people wearing period clothing hats standing closely together grouped near raised wooden platform figures gathered addressing crowd surrounding buildings feature arched windows decorative façades covered colonnade largest church displays patterned rose window motifs gable tower clock bell housing additional smaller groups stand near entrances edges mounted riders cloaks visible foreground sky area plain entire scene framed printed text bands top bottom image