Black and white engraving of armed men and a horseman in turbans gathered around a kneeling nude figure, with arrows on the ground and a landscape behind.

The King's Sons Shooting Their Father's Corpse

An engraving showing a group of armed men and a horseman in turbans and feathered hats gathered around a kneeling, nude figure at left, with arrows scattered across the grassy ground. Fine black hatched lines build the landscape, trees and water behind the figures.

Artist: Master MZ
Date: c. 1500, printed
Medium: Engraving in black on off-white laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1185 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1505).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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