Allegory of the Tyranny of the Duke of Alba in the Netherlands Alva in the Netherlands. The part of the show on the far left with the Duke of Alva sitting on his throne is missing. In the middle the seventeen Dutch provinces kneeling with provincial weapons and handcuffed in captivity. On the left the members of Alva's Blood Council, on the right the members of the States General who are dumbfounded. Right in the foreground a group of spectators. In the background on the left the decapitation of the counts of Egmont and Hoorne in Brussels, May 1568, and the Duchess of Parma fishing in a pond
Allegory of the Tyranny of the Duke of Alba in the Netherlands Alva in the Netherlands. The part of the show on the far left with the Duke of Alva sitting on his throne is missing. In the middle the seventeen Dutch provinces kneeling with provincial weapons and handcuffed in captivity. On the left the members of Alva's Blood Council, on the right the members of the States General who are dumbfounded. Right in the foreground a group of spectators. In the background on the left the decapitation of the counts of Egmont and Hoorne in Brussels, May 1568, and the Duchess of Parma fishing in a pond. On the right in the background torture, burns and corpses of gallows. Based on a print by Willem Delff from 1622, Netherlands, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo Duke of Alva, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1622 - c. 1630, panel, oil paint (paint), support: h 76 cm × w 117 cm d cm
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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