Loading
The Beheading of the Roman Judge Papinian, Plate 5 from "Thronus Justitiae"
Willem van Swanenburg, Dutch, 1580 - 1612 and Christoffel van Sichem I, Netherlandish, ca. 1546–16241609
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Interior view of a rectangular room. The beheaded body of Paparian lies obliquely in central foreground. Seven men surround it. In mid-distance a door into adjoining room where another man is being killed. Inscribed, lower left: "Stichem excud et editore J. Wtemwael inv. G. Swaneb. sculp."; lower margin: "Fratre trucidato Caracalla..."
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: The Beheading of the Roman Judge Papinian, Plate 5 from "Thronus Justitiae"
- Creator: Willem van Swanenburg, Dutch, 1580 - 1612, Christoffel van Sichem I, Netherlandish, ca. 1546–1624
- Date Created: 1609
- Location Created: Netherlands
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Engraving on laid paper
- Credit line: Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
