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These shackled women represent the Netherlands as a victim of Spanish oppression. But this image of victimhood persisted even as the Republic itself increasingly resorted to violence.
Art is often deeply political. Patrons sometimes ask to depict history just a little bit more beautifully. Meanwhile, artists show their true political colors through their work.
Our obsession with the perfect picture and how we come across is nothing new. See how two 17th-century masters immortalized the same woman in paint. Who did it better?
