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Mourning and captive caryatids: Repentance and Penance
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Between the reliefs in the Vierschaar (Tribunal), or court of justice, in the Amsterdam Town Hall, Quellinus placed four female caryatids – weight-bearing sculpted figures – personifying Remorse (with their hands covering their face) and Penance (with bound hands).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTreurende en gevangen kariatiden: Berouw en Boete. 1650 - 1651. Artus Quellinus (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
