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Engraving of robed men gathered at night under a full moon, one seated judge at right listening to a gesturing speaker, with a town on the hill behind.

Areopagite Judges of Athens, plate 8 from Thrones of Justice (Thronus Iustitiae)

An engraving showing robed figures gathered under a moonlit sky near a walled town. A seated judge at right is addressed by a standing man who gestures toward a bearded figure at left, while others listen beneath a dark tent-like canopy. Latin inscriptions run along the lower margin.

Artist
Willem van Swanenburgh
Date
1605
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1302 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1605).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

Español: Jueces areopagitas de Atenas, lámina 8 de Tronos de justicia

Un grabado que muestra figuras con túnicas reunidas bajo un cielo iluminado por la luna, cerca de una ciudad amurallada. Un juez sentado a la derecha escucha a un hombre de pie que gesticula hacia una figura barbuda a la izquierda, mientras otros escuchan bajo un dosel oscuro. Hay inscripciones en latín en el margen inferior.

Português: Juízes areopagitas de Atenas, prancha 8 de Tronos de justiça

Uma gravura que mostra figuras com mantos reunidas sob um céu iluminado pela lua, perto de uma cidade murada. Um juiz sentado à direita ouve um homem de pé que gesticula em direção a uma figura barbuda à esquerda, enquanto outros escutam sob um dossel escuro. Há inscrições em latim na margem inferior.

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