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Willem van Swanenburg
Thronus Justitiae1605-1607

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Engraving, title page with Latin text surrounded by allegorical figures including Justice with scales and sword, set against a classical architectural facade
Engraving of a multi-figure outdoor scene beneath a large gnarled tree; figures in classical and Renaissance dress gesture and converse at center and right, while a group including seated figures gathers near a tent at left; Latin text and verse inscription below, with reference to Exodus chapter 18.
Engraving depicting a crowded scene with multiple figures in classical architectural setting with columns and arches; at center, two women struggle over an infant while armored soldiers intervene; Latin text in two columns at bottom margin.
Engraving depicting multiple figures in classical dress within a columned courtyard, with a central standing figure gesturing toward robed elders at right; Latin text inscribed below in multiple columns, fine cross-hatched line work throughout.
Engraving of a robed figure fallen under the weight of a large wooden cross, surrounded by soldiers with spears and a crowd, set against a landscape background; Latin text appears below in multiple columns; fine cross-hatched linework throughout
Engraving depicting a violent interior scene with multiple figures in classical dress; a nearly nude man at left holds an axe while armed soldiers surround a kneeling bearded figure; a prone body lies in the foreground; a veiled woman gestures in an arched alcove behind; Latin text inscribed below.
Engraving depicting a multi-figure scene in two registers: at left, an armored soldier forces a semi-clothed figure onto a throne covered in animal skin; at right, armed soldiers with helmets and bows flank a central figure. Architectural columns and a crowd recede into the background. Latin text in four columns below.
Engraving depicting a crowded interior scene with multiple armored and costumed figures; at center, a kneeling figure is restrained by soldiers while a seated authority figure gestures from the right; Latin inscription below in two columns; fine cross-hatching throughout.
Engraving depicting a group of figures in 17th-century dress gathered in a nocturnal outdoor setting, with a full moon, a gnarled tree at left, and a castle in the background; Latin inscription in two columns below.
Engraving depicting a crowded interior scene with multiple figures in classical and Renaissance dress; at center, a kneeling figure is restrained or struck by armed men, while armored and robed figures look on from both sides; architectural columns and draped fabric in the background; Latin text and verse inscriptions below.
Engraving depicting a throne room scene; a crowned, robed figure seated centrally receives a standing figure gesturing in supplication, surrounded by courtiers and guards, with Latin text inscription below, fine cross-hatched line work throughout.
Engraving depicting a crowded scene before a classical colonnade; a kneeling figure grasps the hand of a tall plumed figure turning away, surrounded by armed soldiers with spears and a partially draped figure at right; Latin inscription in italic script below.
Engraving depicting a crowded scene before a columned building, with armored soldiers and figures in 16th-century dress; a kneeling figure is restrained at center while a crowd watches at left and a violent scene unfolds in the background at right; Latin text in two columns below.
Engraving depicting a Last Judgment scene: a central enthroned figure on clouds above crowds of nude figures rising and falling on either side, with angels and airborne figures in the heavens; dense cross-hatched shading throughout; Latin text in six lines below the composition.

Willem van Swanenburg, Joachim Antonisz Wtewael, Title Page, 1606, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Willem van Swanenburg
Holland, Leiden, circa 1581-1612
After
Joachim Antonisz Wtewael
Netherlands, Utrecht, 1566-1638
Title
Thronus Justitiae
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1605-1607
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 14 3/8 × 18 1/2 in. (36.51 × 46.99 cm) Image (each): 12 × 15 3/8 in. (30.48 × 39.05 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.354a-n
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings