Execution of Arminians in Leiden
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching with engraving and letterpress in black on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 13.6 × 23 cm (5 3/8 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 31.1 × 25 cm (12 1/4 × 9 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)
About
Followers of the Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius, the Arminians clashed with Calvinists in the early 17th century, particularly after Prince Maurits of Orange systematically removed Arminians from positions of power. This popular print, or broadside, was produced on the occasion of the execution of the Arminian followers of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, whose portrait is exhibited nearby.
