Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son — History & Facts
This picture was painted for the headquarters of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. It represents a story from Roman times in which a consul ondemns his son to be beheaded for ignoring a command. The Admiralty intended this image to proclaim that insubordination would be severely punished.
It also reminded officers that they must always remain impartial.
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Portrait of an Old Lady, possibly Elisabeth Bas
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Portrait of Roelof Meulenaer
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Self-Portrait
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The Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis and Quintus Petillius Cerealis on the Demolished Bridge.
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Buste van een oude man met fluwelen baret
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Hieronymus in een grot
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Zelfportret
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Portrait of a Woman
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Moses Descending from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments
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Oude man met baard
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