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Oil painting of a cavalry battle with riders swinging swords, fallen soldiers and horses, and a stormy sky above.

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Reitergefecht, Johann Philipp Lemke, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Via artnap.com

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This painting depicts a chaotic cavalry skirmish on an open ground beneath a dark, cloud-filled sky, with riders in armour and hats wielding swords while fallen men and horses lie in the foreground. A red banner rises above the melee, and a group of trees frames the scene on the right.

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