# Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son

- By: Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht, 1616–1680)
- Date: 1661 - 1663
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 218 cm x width 242 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-613--ea1681019b1965108fb93667d272a855)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/0a7fd256c6e36284a5b6c681de07b4f8.jpg
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This picture was painted for the headquarters of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. It represents a story from Roman times in which a consul ondemns his son to be beheaded for ignoring a command. The Admiralty intended this image to proclaim that insubordination would be severely punished. It also reminded officers that they must always remain impartial.