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The King's Sons Shooting at their Dead Father's Body

Mair von Landshut

Cleveland Museum of Art

The scene depicts a landscape with rolling hills and sparse vegetation. A tree without leaves stands on the right side. In the background, there are buildings, including a church with a tower. On the right side of the image, a man with long hair and a beard, wearing a cloth wrapped around his lower body, stands with his left hand down and right hand raised. In the foreground on the left, two men in hats and tunics interact; one man is holding a bow and appears to be speaking or reacting. Another man stands in front, aiming a bow and arrow. A group of men observe from an archway on the left. The image portrays a violent scene as two men shoot arrows at a dead body lying on the ground.

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1263 × 824 px
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