{"id":917,"date":"2022-05-03T17:55:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palazzoprigionivenezia.com\/?p=917"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:52:49","slug":"la-condanna-alla-berlina-a-venezia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palazzoprigionivenezia.com\/en\/la-condanna-alla-berlina-a-venezia\/","title":{"rendered":"The sentence to the pillory"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the pillory?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pillory,<\/strong> medieval torture instrument, was an infamous punishment of ancient barbaric origin<\/strong>, used especially in the Middle Ages, but still practiced in sec. 19. The condemned man was chained and exposed to the public, often on a stage, mostly with the indication of the crime committed. Sometimes the latter was recited by a crier<\/strong> who accompanied a cart on which the unfortunate was loaded and led through the city streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \"Column of Justice\" <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In its evolution it transformed from iron collar<\/strong>, fixed to a column by means of a chain that was tightened around the neck of the condemned, to wooden planks <\/strong>with a hinge, equipped with holes through which the head and\/or various limbs of the prisoner were inserted, then locked to hold him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Venice<\/strong> In Venice, the offender was put in this condition<\/strong> placing a mitre or a paper crown on his head, and exposing him to abuse and public derision for a few hours of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some versions it was called \"Column of Justice\"<\/strong> or \"Infamous column\"<\/strong> because it consisted of a stone column that stood in the center of the public square. Sometimes it was represented by an anthropomorphic stone statue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rialto: the exhibition on the pillory stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Venice, the exhibition on the stage took place in the Rialto<\/strong>, and from 1372 it was moved between the two columns of San Marco and San Todaro. The convictions were intended for minor crimes and usually affected commoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The origin of the saying \"to be pilloried\"<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 \"To pillory\"<\/strong> is an expression that, figuratively speaking, means exposing someone to public derision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visit the Palazzo delle Prigioni Nove in venice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Palazzo delle Prigioni<\/strong> offers the opportunity to view the instruments of torture, prisons and period clothes still today, as well as learn about the stories and legends of a distant Venice. <\/strong>A piece of history witnessing the death and torture machines<\/strong> once used as instruments of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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