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The two left caryatids from the Vierschaar of the Town Hall on the Dam
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The two left caryatids from the Vierschaar of the Town Hall on the Dam

Hubert Quellinus · 1655 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The two left caryatids from the Vierschaar in the Town Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam. They symbolize guilt and repentance. The Vierschaar was a public court of justice used exclusively by the sheriff and aldermen to pronounce death sentences. Numbered below right: XXVII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiecaryatids ~ architectureStadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808)
Credit lineDe twee linker kariatiden uit de Vierschaar van het Stadhuis op de Dam. 1655. Hubert Quellinus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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