French Atrocities in Bodegraven and Zwammerdam, 1672 Paper:Matte Image file name: de_italiaanse_waarzegger_ca_17041708_32583fd1

Image file name: de_italiaanse_waarzegger_ca_17041708_32583fd1

William Morris

Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T14:23:11

renaissance painting

where the remnants of history stand tall against a serene landscape

French Atrocities in Bodegraven and Zwammerdam, 1672 Paper:Matte Image file name: de_italiaanse_waarzegger_ca_17041708_32583fd1About this work of art About this piece Depiction of the atrocities committed by French troops in the Dutch villages of Bodegraven and Zwammerdam at the end of December 1672. The title is held aloft by personifications of War and French Cruelty. On the left is the burning village of Zwammerdam with its drawbridge. In the foreground, scenes of rape, torture, and murder unfold. The image is framed in an octagonal border entwined with thorns and crowned