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The Sergeant

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The Sergeant. A soldier fighting against Death. At his feet lie the bodies of other warriors. In the background is shown a battlefield and a skeleton playing a drum. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series ""The Dance of Death"" in ""Les Simulacres de la Mort et Histoires facees de la Mort"", Latin edition, 1547. ""Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance"", Paris, 1877.

Date

1877

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A00_248

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43,3Mo (1,8Mo) / 27,2cm x 40,0cm / 3207 x 4724 (300dpi)

Mots clés

musical instrument engraving history scene death skeleton Dance of Death 16th century Europe allegory macabre Renaissance Middle Ages mediaeval fighting combat shield sword bone armour soldiers army sergeant warrior war warfare battlefield battle drum musical instrument