Rijksmuseum
Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son
Ferdinand Bol
- Date
- 1661 - 1663
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
This picture was painted for the headquarters of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. It represents a story from Roman times in which a consul ondemns his son to be beheaded for ignoring a command. The Admiralty intended this image to proclaim that insubordination would be severely punished. It also reminded officers that they must always remain impartial.
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Creator
Ferdinand BolDutch painter (1616-1680) · 1616–1680
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