Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap

Stefano Della Bella

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a collection of intricate lines forming two humanoid figures in an abstract composition. On the left, a figure is depicted as part human, and part cannon, with wheels in place of hips. On the right, another humanoid shape appears with a geometric structure resembling a wooden chest or cabin for a head, and limbs extending in unnatural angles. The abstract nature of these figures combines mechanical elements with human forms.