Johan van Oldenbarnevelt knielt voor zijn onthoofding, 1619 1728

"Johan van Oldenbarnevelt knielt voor zijn onthoofding" (Johan van Oldenbarnevelt kneels before his beheading), a 1728 etching by Bernard Picart, depicts the historical execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, a prominent Dutch statesman, in 1619. The detailed scene, set in a public square, shows van Oldenbarnevelt kneeling on a platform, surrounded by onlookers and officials. The etching, housed in the Rijksmuseum, provides a powerful visual representation of a significant moment in Dutch history, and it's a valuable historical document for understanding the political and social context of the period.