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Pen and ink drawing of a skeleton figure above armored warriors, nude women, cherubs and fallen bodies in a lunette compositi

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This pen and ink drawing in a lunette format shows a skeletal, winged figure hovering above a crowd of armored warriors, nude women and putti. Fallen bodies and brandished swords fill the lower foreground, while a winged female figure appears at the left.

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