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Joachim Wtewael|Willem van Swanenburg|Christoffel van Sichem I

Allegory of Justice (Sanctity of the Law) with a court scene depicting a man being pardoned by a judge, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 12

1605–6
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30 × 40.2 cm (11.8 × 15.8 in)

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