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Alva Presiding Over the Spanish Blood Council, 1567
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The sitting of the Council of Troubles, nicknamed the Blood Council, presided over by the Duke of Alba seated on a throne with a rod of justice in his hand, 1567. In an open courtyard, Alba sits on a throne behind a large table with his councilors. A man kneels before the council. To the rear right, a man is beheaded.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAlva zit de Spaanse Bloedraad voor, 1567. 1679 - 1684. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
