Weeping and captive caryatids: Remorse and Penance

Artus Quellinus I (1609–1668), Amsterdam, 1650, terracotta

Between the reliefs in the Vierschaar (Tribunal), or court of justice, in the Amsterdam Town Hall, Quellinus placed four female caryatids – weight-bearing sculpted figures – personifying Remorse (with their hands covering their face) and Penance (with bound hands).

  • Artwork typefigure, model
  • Object numberBK-AM-51-24-A-1
  • Dimensionsheight 84.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsterracotta