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Punishment of a sodomite in Roman times
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Historical depiction of the punishment of a homosexual or sodomite according to Roman law. A prisoner is led out of prison by two guards with a sack over his head. In the foreground, a large sack, dog, monkey, snake, and rooster, which according to custom were bound together with the prisoner in one sack and drowned. To the right, a statue of the river god of the Tiber. Marked bottom left: B.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBestraffing van een sodomiet in de Romeinse tijd. 1730 - 1735. Jan Wandelaar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
