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Execution of monks in Ghent for sodomy, 1578
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Execution of monks in Ghent for sodomy, 1578

Frans Hogenberg · 1578 - 1580 · etching; paper

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

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Whipping and execution of four Franciscan monks in Ghent on charges of sodomy, 28 June 1578. In the background the whipping, in the foreground the monks on the pyre. With a 10-line inscription in German. Numbered: 19. On this copy, the verses about sodomy in the inscription have been pasted over with paper.

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printalbumbladmonk(s), friar(s)pyreGhentTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineTerechtstelling van monniken te Gent wegens sodomie, 1578. 1578 - 1580. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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