The Tragic Oppression of the Netherlands, 1569, 1569 print Allegory on the tyranny of the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands, 1569. The Duke of Alva sits on his throne with Granvelle (with bladder ballg) and the devil, behind the Duke are members of the Blood Council, including Vargas and Del Rio. For Alva Kneelen Kneeling the 17 personifications of the provinces of the Netherlands, on the right the silent members of the States General. Above, Margaretha van Parma fishes for riches in a blood pond, behind it the beheading of Egmond and Horne and others in Brussels in 1568. In the background execu
The Tragic Oppression of the Netherlands, 1569, 1569 print Allegory on the tyranny of the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands, 1569. The Duke of Alva sits on his throne with Granvelle (with bladder ballg) and the devil, behind the Duke are members of the Blood Council, including Vargas and Del Rio. For Alva Kneelen Kneeling the 17 personifications of the provinces of the Netherlands, on the right the silent members of the States General. Above, Margaretha van Parma fishes for riches in a blood pond, behind it the beheading of Egmond and Horne and others in Brussels in 1568. In the background executions, left scenes of torture. With caption of four columns in French. Southern Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving / letterpress printing on the scaffold or place of execution. violent death by beheading
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