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Engraving of a battle with armoured soldiers, fallen bodies, trumpeters on cliffs and a crescent moon above.

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Gideon Destroying the Army of the Midianites, Maarten van Heemskerck, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This engraved print, titled Gideon Destroying the Army of the Midianites by Maarten van Heemskerck, shows a chaotic battle in the foreground with armoured soldiers thrusting spears and swords among fallen bodies. Above, trumpeters blow their horns from rocky heights beneath a crescent moon and stars, while the Latin caption below describes the pursuit of the Midianites and the capture of their princes.

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