The Judgment of Junius Brutus Relief with The Judgment of Junius Brutus, In the center of the foreground, three-quarters of the children turn to the left, Brutus's youngest son kneeling to the left, awaiting the ax blow that the executioner standing behind him will bring him. This one, completely naked and with his back three-quarters facing the viewer, holds the ax above his head with both hands. Far left Brutus' tunic and bar, frontal, standing on the right leg and with the left sideways. He holds the right arm in front of the chest, the left face to the right and the stretched left arm
The Judgment of Junius Brutus Relief with The Judgment of Junius Brutus, In the center of the foreground, three-quarters of the children turn to the left, Brutus's youngest son kneeling to the left, awaiting the ax blow that the executioner standing behind him will bring him. This one, completely naked and with his back three-quarters facing the viewer, holds the ax above his head with both hands. Far left Brutus' tunic and bar, frontal, standing on the right leg and with the left sideways. He holds the right arm in front of the chest, the left face to the right and the stretched left arm commanding the executioner as a sign that the sentence can be executed. Before him lies the decapitated body of his oldest son, behind him is a dog. In the background the torso of a convicted person with bound wrists facing a fourth, led by a Roman soldier to execute him, who is pushing him down. To the right and left of the executioner are two boys, one of whom wears his cloak and the other with his hands folded in tears. On the far right is the profile and the shoulder of a spectator. Only the knees and arms of Jupiter sitting in the background are vaguely visible above the heads. On the relief here and there horizontal and vertical grooves for transfer., L. Junius Brutus has his two sons beheaded because they joined a conspiracy, City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808), Artus Quellinus (I), Amsterdam, 1651, terracotta (clay material), h cm × w cm × d cm
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