Mercenaries and a Woman with Death in a Tree

Urs Graf the Elder

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut artwork. Two men in period clothing hold weapons; one a long spear and the other a sword. The man with the spear has detailed puffy and ruffled pantyhose, period upper body clothing, a hat with feathers, and a large mustache; he faces left. The man with the sword faces right and has similar clothing but with puffy sleeves; he holds the hilt of the sword in both hands. A woman on the bottom left carries a baby; she looks up at the men. In the top center, a skeleton rides a large bird; the skeleton holds a bow. In the background on the left side is a fortress atop a hill; a tree line extends to the right behind the men. The sky has detailed linework showing clouds.