Four Fifers by Urs Graf, 1523

Source: Steemit Date: 1523
Reference on p.68 Pavia 1525, by David G. Chandler (Editor)
Swiss, German and French army musicians are shown here, emphasising the similarities of military costume encountered in the 1520s. If anything, the Frenchman is more ornately dressed than his Swiss or Landsknecht companions (Kunstmuseum, Basle).

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