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The Judgement of Cambyses
The Judgement of Cambyses is an oil on wood diptych by Dutch artist Gerard David, depicting the arrest and flaying of the corrupt Persian judge Sisamnes on the order of Cambyses, based on Herodotus' "Histories". The diptych was commissioned in 1487/1488 by the municipal authorities of Bruges which requested a series of panels for the deputy burgomaster's room in the town hall.
The diptych was painted on oak panels and was first mentioned in the Bruges' archives as "The Last Judgement". It
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I longed for you, mother, and I prayed for you to hear it too.
2.
Caecilia Trebulla,
upon hearing Memnon for the second time.
Before we heard only his voice,
Today he greeted us as friends and intimates,
Memnon, son of Eos and Tithon.
Did Nature, creator of all,
Give perception and voice to stone?
3.
I, Caecilia Trebulla,
Wrote after hearing Memnon here.
Cambyses smashed me, this