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Judge Bias weeps
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Judge Bias weeps

Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg · 1606 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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While the death sentence is read over a condemned man, the judge Bias weeps out of empathy with the condemned and his family. The man begs the judge, but Bias lets justice prevail despite his emotion. Below the image, two four-line verses in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladjuridical examplesexemplary judges'Gerechtigkeitsbilder'
Credit lineRechter Bias huilt. 1606. Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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