, ▁Am alia ▁of ▁Sol ms - Bra un f els , ▁her ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁two ▁daughters - in - law ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁new ▁building , ▁the ▁council ▁commission ed ▁twelve ▁paint ings ▁from ▁Rem brand t ' s ▁ex - p up il ▁G over t ▁F lin ck ▁to ▁fill ▁all ▁the ▁large ▁spaces ▁using ▁a ▁programme ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁poet ▁Jo ost ▁van ▁den ▁V ond el , ▁but ▁F link ▁ ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁before ▁comple ting ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁works . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁then ▁shared ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁burg om aster s ▁Joan ▁H uy dec oper ▁and ▁And ries ▁de ▁Gra eff , ▁who ▁were ▁certainly ▁decis ive , ▁between ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pain ters ▁including ▁Jacob ▁Jord a ens ▁and ▁Jan ▁Lie vens . ▁The ▁council ▁provided ▁the ▁canvas ▁to ▁the ▁artist . ▁Rem brand t ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁scene ▁from ▁T ac it us , ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁intended ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁revol t ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁scheme . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁sword - o ath ▁was ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Rem brand t . ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁sword ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁painting ▁– ▁the ▁one ▁touch ing ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁leader ' s ▁bla de ▁– ▁than ▁Bat av ians ▁holding ▁them ; ▁other ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁show ▁hand sh akes , ▁especially ▁that ▁eng ra ved ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 2 ▁by