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[Man holding sword and head of decapitated, dismembered body in background] – Historic Reproduction

[Man holding sword and head of decapitated, dismembered body in background], 1599 — historic print
[Man holding sword and head of decapitated, dismembered body in background], 1599. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Man holding sword and head of decapitated, dismembered body in background], a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A man stands holding a sword in one hand and a severed head in the other, with a dismembered body behind him, a grim scene that sets this woodcut apart from the broader run of death imagery on the board. Its record places it as page 40 of part II of a 1599 book, a setting where such scenes often served to illustrate punishment, mortality, or moral warning for readers. Woodcuts like this were cut in blocks that could be printed alongside text, so the image was made to be read as part of a story rather than hung alone. The record's date and book details come from an unverified caption card, so the exact source should be checked before relying on them.

Created / published1599
Medium1 print : woodcut.
NotesIllus. in: Salomen, Areum Velvis...1599 p. 40 of part II. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Death; Executions; Incemabula.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,215 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-150393

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