Cambyses Commanding the Flaying of the Judge Sisamnes, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 6
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (30 × 38 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Accession Number
56.597.40(8)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of justice and retribution with *Cambyses Commanding the Flaying of the Judge Sisam*, plate 6 from the series *Thronus Justitiae* ("Throne of Justice"), around 1605–6. This striking engraving, measuring nearly 12 by 15 inches, was a collaborative triumph: designed by Mannerist master Joachim Wtewael with engraving by Willem van Swanenburg woodcutting details by Christoffel vanhem I. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the Northern Mannerist style's intricate compositions and moral storytelling. The scene draws ...