Blad met tientallen kleine voorstellingen van juridische aard (illustraties voor 'Ars magna et admirabilis (...) Pandectarum tituli (...) ope figurarum emblematicarum'?) 1690 - 1695

This sheet with dozens of small depictions of a legal nature was created by Romeyn de Hooghe, likely as illustrations. The layout consists of a grid of small scenes, each framed and densely packed with figures and symbolic elements. The linear structure provides a framework for what could be described as visual semantics. Each scene acts as a signifier, its meaning derived from its placement within the overall composition. The scenes, though small, present a panorama of social interactions, inviting a structuralist reading where the underlying systems of power and justice are revealed through repetitive and contrasting scenarios. De Hooghe uses the grid not just as a display, but as a method to categorize and perhaps critique the very structure of legal and social norms. The rigid form of the grid contrasts with the fluid, chaotic scenes depicted within each frame, suggesting a tension between imposed order and the messy realities of human affairs.