Soldaten plunderen een dorp 1633

"Soldaten plunderen een dorp" (Soldiers plunder a village), a 1633 drawing by Dutch artist Jan Martszen de Jonge, depicts the chaotic scene of soldiers pillaging a village. The drawing captures the brutality of war, as soldiers steal and loot from the villagers. The detailed depiction of the event, with its focus on the soldiers’ actions, highlights the devastation inflicted upon the village. This work, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases de Jonge’s talent for capturing both the human drama and the stark reality of a war-torn landscape.