The Florentine Baccio del Bianco (1604-1656) was a military architect as well as a painter and draftsman; in that capacity, he was an active participant in the War of Castro. The present drawing offers a ferocious satire of the opposing Papal Army, reduced to a rag-tag gang of walking wounded. The upper inscription proclaims "Dalla Guerra" ("From the War"), while the lead beggar carries an alms pouch that reads "Limosine a’ poveri soldati di Don Taddeo" ("Alms for Don Taddeo’s Poor Soldiers"), referring to Don Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestrina, nephew of Pope Urban VIII and leader of the papal forces. Their two standards feature the papal arms (the crossed keys of Saint Peter) and a galley (Don Taddeo was also involved with the Papal Navy.) Immediately to the right of the standard, a particularly dejected veteran wears the Pope’s processional umbrella on his head (Don Taddeo’s military title was in fact General of the Holy Church) while his companions sport other eccentric bits of ecclesiastical regalia.