Abraham van der Eyk was a Dutch painter born in Leiden in 1684 and died in 1724.

Having lost his parents early, his uncle, the painter Willem van Mieris, became his guardian.

On the left side, the Arminians have placed a Bible on the scales along with their statements of faith, each properly validated with a wax seal.

Resting atop the book is the sword of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, symbolizing worldly power, which has unjustly tipped the scales in favor of the Calvinists.

This alludes to a story from the Roman historian Livy, involving a reported act of the Gallic chief Brennus.