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Satire trial Johan van Oldenbarneveldt Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
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Satire trial Johan van Oldenbarneveldt Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Satire on the trial of Johan van Oldenbarneveldt, Satire on the trial of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. The state lawyer sits on a bench surrounded by his judges in the guise of different kinds of animals: Nicolaes Kromhout (elephant), Reynier Pauw (peacock), Henrick van Essen and Nicolaes de Voogt (lions), Hugo Muys of Holy (tiger), Gerard Beuckels. van Santen (crocodile), Pieter Jansz. Schagen (violin playing donkey with bagpipes and a music book), Aelbrecht Bruyning (dog), Adriaen Ploos (monkey with a weathercock or palm-borne little cock) and Volkert Sloot (buck). Also a wolf, leopard, bear, fox, rooster, snake, goat, calf and some monsters on the right. In the background on the right the gates of hell. On the wall a large wall map and a paper with the text Trucidata Innocenta, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Cornelis Saftleven, 1663, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 63 cm × w 86 cm d 7.8 cm
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1663 Animals Background Bagpipes Bear Buck Calf Cornelis Saftleven Crocodile Elephant Gates Goat Guise Hell Holy Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt Judges Leopard Lions Monkey Monsters Music Book Peacock Pieter Jansz Rooster Satire Schagen Snake Tiger Trial Wall Wolf Oil Paint Weathercock
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The print captures a powerful and satirical scene from the trial of Johan van Oldenbarneveldt. In this artwork by Cornelis Saftleven, the state lawyer is depicted sitting on a bench, surrounded by judges disguised as various animals. Each animal symbolizes different characteristics or traits associated with the individuals involved in the trial. Among them are Nicolaes Kromhout portrayed as an elephant, Reynier Pauw as a peacock, Henrick van Essen and Nicolaes de Voogt as lions, Hugo Muys of Holy as a tiger, Gerard Beuckels van Santen as a crocodile, Pieter Jansz Schagen playing bagpipes on a violin-playing donkey with a music book, Aelbrecht Bruyning represented by a dog, Adriaen Ploos depicted as a monkey holding either a weathercock or palm-borne little cock, and Volkert Sloot personified by a buck. Additionally, there are other animals such as wolves, leopards bears foxes roosters snakes goats calves along with some monstrous creatures present in the image. In the background to the right lies the gates of hell while on one wall hangs an extensive wall map and another displays paper bearing text that reads "Trucidata Innocenta". This piece measures 63 cm in height and 86 cm in width. This intriguing artwork serves not only to document but also to criticize this historical event through its clever use of satire.
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