The Judgement of Junius Brutus
The most elaborately ornamented space in the Town Hall was the Vierschaar (Tribunal), where death sentences were pronounced. Three marble reliefs above the seats of the judges illustrate exemplary verdicts from antiquity or the Bible. This is the model for the relief of the Judgement of Brutus, a Roman consul who had his own sons beheaded for conspiring against him – a paragon of justice.
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The Judgement of Junius Brutus
The most elaborately ornamented space in the Town Hall was the Vierschaar (Tribunal), where death sentences were pronounced. Three marble reliefs above the seats of the judges illustrate exemplary verdicts from antiquity or the Bible. This is the model for the relief of the Judgement of Brutus, a Roman consul who had his own sons beheaded for conspiring against him – a paragon of justice.
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Bruikleen van de gemeente Amsterdam
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On loan from the City of Amsterdam
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Het meest versierde vertrek va ...... oonbeeld van rechtvaardigheid.
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The most elaborately ornamente ...... st him – a paragon of justice.
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BK-AM-51-21
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Het oordeel van Junius Brutus
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The Judgement of Junius Brutus
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created
1651
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1651
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extent
breedte 83,5 cm
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depth 20.0 cm
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diepte 20,0 cm
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height 72.0 cm
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hoogte 72,0 cm
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width 83.5 cm
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Collectie: beeldhouwwerken
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Collection: sculptures
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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