De verminkte lichamen van de gebroeders De Witt hangend aan de wip, 1672 1680 - 1749

"De verminkte lichamen van de gebroeders De Witt hangend aan de wip, 1672" is a 17th-century etching that depicts the gruesome aftermath of the murder of the De Witt brothers. The anonymous artist uses dramatic chiaroscuro to highlight the mutilated bodies of Cornelis and Johan de Witt, hung from a gibbet. Their dismembered limbs hang limply, while a woman stands nearby in horror. This powerful and unsettling image served as a stark reminder of the violence and political turmoil that gripped the Dutch Republic in the 17th century.