The revenge of the wife of the Gaul Orgiago, Hieronymus Wierix, 1578

Landscape with the wife of the gaul orgiago. The woman was raped in roman captivity by a roman centurion. In her held-up skirt she holds the head of her rapist. In the margin a two-line caption from the book of livius in latin and in dutch. Print 7 out of 10 used as illustration in: tyrannorum praemia. Den loon der tyrannen, published in antwerp by willem van haecht who also composed the text. Engraved by hieronymus wierix after design by maarten van cleve. Date: 1578. Dimensions: height: 135 mm (5.31 in); width: 98 mm (3.85 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hieronymus Wierix, Marten van Cleve (After) - The revenge of the wife of the Gaul Orgiago