Publication Title: Livy 1560-1600 Woodcut on cream paper
110 x 150 mm.
From Livy, Icones Liviannae (XXXX.24). One edition of Livy's 'History of Rome from its Foundation' containing this woodcut was published in 1568 by Wingandus Gallus in Frankfurt. It is unclear whether this print is from that edition
The poisoned, handcuffed Demetrius is brought before a robed elder by two soldiers who execute him by strangulation, pulling a rope around his neck. The soldiers wear plumed helmets and tunics and carry swords. In the background spectators observe from a distance beneath two classical arches which have coffering and are supported in the centre by two rows of columns
