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The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers is a c. 1672–75 oil on canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jan de Baen, now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. [1] It shows the dead and mutilated bodies of the brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt hanging upside down on the Groene Zoodje, the place of execution in front of the Gevangenpoort in The Hague.
Johan de Witt (24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch statesman who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial expansion made the Dutch a leading trading and seafaring power in Europe, commonly referred to as the Dutch Golden Age.
Cornelis de Witt (15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch States Navy officer and statesman. During the First Stadtholderless Period , De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party , and was in opposition to the House of Orange .
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One of the trio goes to tend to the corpse, which may include washing it and wrapping it in a shroud. The body is measured and those details are texted back to the others so that a grave can be dug.
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers; D. The Denial of Saint Peter (Rembrandt) The Drunken Couple; Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea; E. The Egg Dance; F. The Feast of Saint ...
In recent days, the brothers-in-law have each prepared for the event. ... Witt, from Colleyville, Texas, will also represent the Royals on Tuesday at Globe Life Field.
Finding answers. Two months after Alicia Witt‘s parents, Robert and Diane Witt, were unexpectedly discovered dead in their home, the cause of the tragedy has been revealed. Alicia Witt’s ...