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Druzhina15 Oct 2012 9:45 p.m. PST
Puster17 Oct 2012 8:48 a.m. PST

Urs Graf is one of the great chroniclers of his age, speaking (or rather sketching) from personal experience.

Beside soldiers, mainly Swiss and Landsknecht, he also left us many pictures of their daily life and the effects of war. This one is perhaps the most disturbing of his works.
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Among others of this era to be found here: portfotolio.net/54306827@N04

SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER Supporting Member of TMP17 Oct 2012 11:43 p.m. PST

Very interesting artwork of the period.

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