File:Gerard David - The Judgment of Cambyses, panel 2 - The shedding of the corrupt judge Sisamnes.jpg
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Summary
Gerard David: Judgement of Cambyses: The skinning of Sisamnes
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| Title |
Dutch: Het oordeel van Cambyses: het villen van Sisamnes  Judgement of Cambyses: The skinning of Sisamnes |
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| Part of |
Judgement of Cambyses |
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| Object type |
painting / diptych |
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| Genre |
history painting |
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| Description |
Justice diptych for the Council Chamber of Bruges Town Hall. Panel 2 - According to an old Persian story, Sisamnes was a corrupt judge who was skinned alive on the orders of King Cambyses. The judicial throne from which Otanes, Sisamnes' son and successor, was henceforth to dispense justice is covered by skin. |
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| Depicted people |
Sisamnes |
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| Date |
1498 |
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| Medium |
oil on panel |
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| Dimensions |
height: 202 cm (79.5 in) ; width: 172.8 cm (68 in) |
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| Accession number |
0000.GRO0041.I (Groeningemuseum) |
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1. aiwaz.net 2. Lukas - Art in Flanders VZW |
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| current | 22:51, 14 February 2013 | | 5,122 × 5,960 (7.83 MB) | Botaurus | http://www.lukasweb.be/fr/photo/le-jugement-de-cambysse-0 |
| 23:35, 10 June 2012 |  | 1,128 × 1,327 (492 KB) | Botaurus | larger image, same source | |
| 22:48, 10 September 2008 |  | 519 × 611 (109 KB) | Tasja~commonswiki | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Flaying of the Corrupt Judge Sisamnes by Gerard David, 1498-1499, Oil on panel Groenige Museum, Bruges, Belgium }} |Source=http://www.aiwaz.net/panopticon/flaying-of-the-corrupt-judge-sisamnes/gi1167c161 |Author=Painting |
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