The Judgement of Cambyses
- Artist
- Gerard David
- Date
- 1498
- Style
- Northern renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Groeningemuseum
Gerard David's The Judgement of Cambyses (1498) is a masterful oil-on-panel diptych that illustrates a dramatic episode from Herodotus' Histories. The artwork depicts the arrest and flaying of the corrupt Persian judge Sisamnes, ordered by King Cambyses as a punishment for his dishonesty. Created during the Northern renaissance, the piece is notable for its detailed realism and moral message. Although a religious painting, it reflects the humanist interest in justice and morality, and was commissioned as a civic reminder of virtue for Bruges' municipal authorities.
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