Beheading of the Roman Judge Papinianus, Thronus Justitiae duodecim pulcherrimis tabulis artificiosissime aeri incisis illustratus (series title), The jurist Aemilius Papinianus has just been beheaded by order of the Emperor Caracalla. The executioner gives the head of Papinianus to Caracalla. Papinianus had tried to mediate between the brothers Caracalla and Geta, both of whom were emperors. In the background, Caracalla, or one of his soldiers, kills Geta in their mother's womb. Below the image two four-line verses in Latin. The print is part of an album., print maker: Willem Isaacsz. van

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