Rondrijden van het lichaam van Jean de Jauregui, 1582 1613 - 1615

This engraving depicts the gruesome aftermath of the assassination attempt on Prince William of Orange in 1582. Made by an anonymous artist, it captures the public humiliation of Jean de Jauregui, the would-be assassin. The print offers a window into the religious and political strife of the 16th century, when the Netherlands was under Spanish rule and deeply divided between Catholics and Protestants. Jauregui, a Catholic, was motivated by religious zeal to kill Prince William, a key figure in the Dutch revolt against Spanish oppression. The stark imagery of Jauregui's body being paraded through the streets speaks volumes about the era's brutal methods of justice. The act of displaying the body serves as a warning to others who might challenge Spanish authority. It's a chilling reminder of the human cost of political and religious conflict, and the ways in which power is maintained through violence and intimidation.