Two mercenary soldiers approach a seated prostitute while Death sits in a tree, pointing to an hourglass. Etching after Urs Graf, 1524.

"The subject is a typical theme which recurs constantly in Graf's work, particularly his drawings, and serves as a reminder of his life as a professional soldier as well as the current feelings of misogyny which pervade so much of the art of this period. With clues provided by the different clothes and weapons, the two mercenaries have been interpreted as a contrast between, on the right, the Swiss 'Eidgenosse', who strides forward purposefully, his lance held erect and his right hand poised to draw his sword; and on the left, the German 'Landsknecht' who has an ostentatious beard and who stands listlessly under a tree resting his left hand on his hip. The woman with a smirking expression represents a personification of vice who tempts the soldiers away from their duty, particularly the 'Landsknecht' to whom she is nearest; and the transitoriness of life is emphasised by the figure of Death who, unnoticed by the figures, is seated above them in the tree indicating his hour-glass with his finger."--Bartrum , loc. cit