The Judgment of Junius Brutus Relief with The Judgment of Junius Brutus; In the center of the foreground; three-quarters of the children turn to the left; Brutus's youngest son kneeling to the left; awaiting the ax blow that the executioner standing behind him will bring him. This one; completely naked and with his back three-quarters facing the viewer; holds the ax above his head with both hands. Far left Brutus' tunic and bar; frontal; standing on the right leg and with the left sideways. He holds the right arm in front of the chest; the left face to the right and the stretched left arm commanding the executioner as a sign that the sentence can be executed. Before him lies the decapitated body of his oldest son; behind him is a dog. In the background the torso of a convicted person with bound wrists facing a fourth; led by a Roman soldier to execute him; who is pushing him down. To the right and left of the executioner are two boys; one of whom wears his cloak and the other with his hands folded in tears. On the far right is the profile and the shoulder of a spectator. Only the knees and arms of Jupiter sitting in the background are vaguely visible above the heads. On the relief here and there horizontal and vertical grooves for transfer.; L. Junius Brutus has his two sons beheaded because they joined a conspiracy; City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808); Artus Quellinus (I); Amsterdam; 1651; terracotta (clay material); h 72.0 cm x w 83.5 cm x d 20.0 cm