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The Beheading of the Roman Judge Papinianus
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The Beheading of the Roman Judge Papinianus

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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The jurist Aemilius Papinianus has just been beheaded by order of Emperor Caracalla. Papinianus had tried to mediate between the brothers Caracalla and Geta, both emperors. The executioner hands Papinianus's head to Caracalla; in the background, one of Caracalla's men murders his brother Geta, who flees into his mother's arms. Below the image, two four-line verses in Latin.

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printjuridical examplesexemplary judges'Gerechtigkeitsbilder'
Credit lineOnthoofding van de Romeinse rechter Papinianus. 1606. Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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