The Conspiracy of Julius Civilis and the Batavians in a Sacred Grove by Otto van Veen 1613

"It is at their feasts that the Germans generally consult [...], for they think that at no time is the mind more open to simplicity of purpose or more warmed to noble aspirations. A race without either natural or acquired cunning, they disclose their hidden thoughts in the freedom of the festivity. Thus the sentiments of all having been discovered and laid bare, the discussion is renewed on the following day, and from each occasion its own peculiar advantage is derived. They deliberate when they have no power to dissemble; they resolve when error is impossible"

-Tacitus' Germania

In 1613, the Dutch parliament (States General) commissioned Otto van Veen to paint twelve paintings depicting the revolt of the Batavians against the Romans in AD 69 and 70. These were displayed in Binnenhof, the central government building in The Hague. In the early years of the Dutch Republic, many compared their own revolt against Spain to the Batavian uprising.

Source:

https://useum.org/artwork/The-Conspiracy-of-Julius-Civilis-and-the-Batavians-in-a-Sacred-Grove-Otto-van-Veen-1600


Quote:

https://www.ancient.eu/article/286/the-batavian-revolt/