Illustratie voor 'Den Arbeid van Mars' van Allain Manesson Mallet 1672

This detailed engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe, titled "Illustratie voor 'Den Arbeid van Mars' van Allain Manesson Mallet," depicts a meticulously crafted perspective drawing of a fortified bastion. The work, dated 1672, showcases de Hooghe's mastery of architectural illustration, offering a precise and intricate view of military fortification. The image showcases the technical complexities of a bastion, highlighting its strategic importance in 17th-century warfare. The inclusion of laborers and horses in the foreground emphasizes the human labor required to construct such defenses, connecting the illustration to the larger narrative of military engineering and the "labor of Mars" in the book it originally accompanied.