Verhaal met voorstellingen van moord en doodstraf (F. 706.) 1667

Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort’s “Verhaal met voorstellingen van moord en doodstraf (F. 706.)” is a series of eight vignettes depicting scenes of murder and capital punishment, likely from a 17th-century Dutch broadside. The engraved print, dating back to 1667, uses a stark and graphic style to convey the severity of the events. The individual scenes range from a woman being murdered to a man being hanged. The work was created during a time when public executions were commonplace and used as a form of social control, highlighting the societal anxieties of crime and punishment in the Netherlands. This work is housed at the Rijksmuseum and showcases Santvoort’s talent for capturing dramatic narratives through a distinctive visual language.