Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio, ca.
1599, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica,
Rome, Book of Judith 9-13 |
On the same day Lazario
and a notary searched Mengho’s house. They found four skeins of silk. It
was identified as the stolen goods. Mengho was brought before Vecto at the
bench for criminal offenses next to the new city hall in Bologna. Vecto
questioned him about the evidence and the crime. The testimony of the
witnesses was read to Mengho in Italian. He denied everything.
Palazzo Enzo Re Bologna |