The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
The ultimate humiliation: the nude, flayed corpses of Johan and Cornelis de Witt on public display in the Groene Zoodje, the execution ground on the Vijverberg in the middle of The Hague. On 20 August 1672 they were assassinated by their political opponents. Johan had been the most powerful man in the Republic for close to twenty years, steadfastly supported by his brother Cornelis. But they were held responsible for
everything that went wrong in the year 1672, known as the ‘Year of Disaster’.
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The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
The ultimate humiliation: the nude, flayed corpses of Johan and Cornelis de Witt on public display in the Groene Zoodje, the execution ground on the Vijverberg in the middle of The Hague. On 20 August 1672 they were assassinated by their political opponents. Johan had been the most powerful man in the Republic for close to twenty years, steadfastly supported by his brother Cornelis. But they were held responsible for
everything that went wrong in the year 1672, known as the ‘Year of Disaster’.
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Het is de ultieme vernedering: ...... alles wat er dat jaar misging.
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The ultimate humiliation: the ...... own as the ‘Year of Disaster’.
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De lijken van de gebroeders De Witt
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The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
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c. 1672 - c. 1675
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ca. 1672 - ca. 1675
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breedte 56 cm
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height 69.5 cm
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hoogte 69,5 cm
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width 56 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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