Vervolging der protestanten in Frankrijk na de herroeping van het Edict van Nantes, 1685-1686 by Romeyn de Hooghe

Vervolging der protestanten in Frankrijk na de herroeping van het Edict van Nantes, 1685-1686

1686

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Romeyn de Hooghe

1645 - 1708

Location

Rijksmuseum
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Artwork details

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
height 415 mm, width 520 mm
Location
Rijksmuseum
Copyright
Rijks Museum: Open Domain

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narrative-art

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baroque

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pen drawing

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islamic-art

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history-painting

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engraving

About this artwork

Romeyn de Hooghe created this print, "Persecution of Protestants in France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685-1686," using etching. The composition is divided into twelve compartments, each presenting a scene of violence against Protestants. De Hooghe uses a graphic, almost journalistic style to document the atrocities following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The scenes, rendered in stark monochrome, are densely populated with figures, enhancing the sense of chaos and brutality. Notice how the artist employs line and form to create dynamic movement within each frame. This piece functions as a form of visual rhetoric, critiquing religious persecution and challenging the authority that perpetrated it. The composition is not just an aesthetic arrangement but a structured argument against injustice.

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