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Book SynopsisBringing together themes in the history of art, punishment, religion, and the history of medicine, Picturing Punishment provides new insights into the wider importance of the criminal to civic life.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Structures of Power: Constructing and Publicizing the New Amsterdam Town Hall Peace and Prosperity Civic vs. Religious Dominance Spectacle, Prestige, and Publicity Public Access and Republican Virtues 2. Procession and Execution Rituals: Moving through the New Amsterdam Town Hall The Iconography of Justice Rituals of Justice behind Closed Doors Public Ceremonies on Execution Day 3. Disposal and Display: The Criminal Corpse on the Gallows Moving Executed Bodies Spectacular Displays Identity Formation at the Gallows Undignified Decomposition and the Taboo of Touch 4. Subversion and Symbolic Transformation: Recreation, Ambush, and Humour at the Gallows Ambushed Landscapes Sexual Innuendo, Leisure, and Acts of Resistance at the Gallows Grotesque Bodies 5. Serving the Public Good: Reform, Prestige, and the Productive Criminal Body in Amsterdam Deriving Civic Good Social Status and the Transformation of Anatomical Practice Dr. Tulp’s Fame and the Criminal’s Reform 6. The Transformation of Touch: Flayed Skin and the Visual and Material Afterlife of the Criminal Body in the Leiden Anatomy Theatre A Curious Attraction Moralizing Values Paaw’s Vesalian Methods Interacting with Objects 7. The Symbolism of Skin: Illustrating the Flayed Body Mythological Precedence Properties of Paper and Parchment Tactile Uncovering Conclusion Notes Bibliography
