The Mutilated Bodies of the De Witt BrothersThe Corpses of the De Witt Brothers, 1672 Jan de Baen This chilling painting depicts the brutal end of Johan de Witt and Cornelis de Witt, who were gruesomely executed and their bodies displayed on a gallows at Groene Zoodje on Vijverberg in The Hague, on August 20th, 1672. To the right of the scene, a man holds a torch, casting an eerie glow over the horrific spectacle. Copyright: Public domain