Terechtstelling van Cornelis Gerrits op het Groene Zoodje, 1623 1623
anonymous
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aged paper
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old engraving style
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hand drawn type
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journal
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handwritten font
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word imagery
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historical font
"Terechtstelling van Cornelis Gerrits op het Groene Zoodje" is a 1623 woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting the execution of Cornelis Gerrits in the Green Meadow in The Hague. The scene is set in a small square, with houses lining the sides. In the center of the square, a platform is constructed for the execution, with the prisoner tied to a stake. The woodcut is a valuable historical record of the punishment of a prisoner in The Hague and provides insight into the visual culture of the Dutch Golden Age.
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