A snake with a woman's head slithering towards a scared man, an illustration from The Ballad of the
Artista: José Guadalupe Posada
Siglo XIX · México
Colección: José Guadalupe Posada
This is a satirical black and white woodcut-style caricature. It shows a man in a hat and suit fighting a giant serpent-woman who wraps around him, while another man lies on the ground. The scene is dramatic and exaggerated, with an inscription at the top that reads "
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