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Bruges monks on the stake, 1578
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Bruges monks on the stake, 1578

Simon Frisius · 1616 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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Whipping and execution of the Franciscan monks in Bruges on charges of sodomy, 26 July 1578. On the right, the whipping; on the left, the monks on the pyre. At the bottom, a four-line text in Latin. Numbered in the lower left: 99. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Government, Justice.

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printboekillustratielaw and jurisprudenceBrugesTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineBrugse monniken op de brandstapel, 1578. 1616. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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