04/09/2023
This painting was made in 16th Century
Showing how a corrupt judge was skinned alive, His name is Siamese, Siamese was a corrupt royal judge in the year 500 BC at the time of Cambyses II of Persian empire....
It was discovered that he took a bribe and passed an unfair judgement, As consequences for his judgement the king ordered for his arrest and be skinned alive, Before the King Cambyses passed his judgement he asked him nominate a successor and in his greed he choose his son named Otanes
The King agreed and nominated his Son as replacement and went on to pass the judgement that he should be skinned alive and his skin should be used to make upholstery seat for the incoming Chief judge who would be using it and reminded about potential consequences for his action incase he defaults in judgement...
Otanes was always reminded that he is sitting on the skin of his father who was executed by the king, This helped in giving fair hearing and equity in discharging his duties
Interpretation belongs to whoever reads.