Judgment of Cambyses, Thronus Justitiae duodecim pulcherrimis tabulis artificiosissime aeri incisis illustratus (series title), In the foreground, King Cambyses allows the young man Otanus, son and successor of Judge Sisamnes, to take his seat on the judge's chair. The chair is covered with the stripped skin of his father. In the background can be seen what preceded: Cambyses has the corrupt judge Sisamnes flayed. To the right in the foreground three archers. Below the depiction two four-line verses in Latin. The print is part of an album., print maker: Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg (


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