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Essay The Battle Of Pavia 1525 By Rupert Heller Nationalmuseum Stockholm 1024x682

Horrible, unmanly, indispensable

A detailed painting of a historic battle scene with soldiers, horses and weapons in action, featuring vibrant colours and intricate detail.

Renaissance Italians saw the gun as the Devil’s work. But soon they embraced this unchivalrous – and necessary – weapon

– by Catherine Fletcher

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