Well Used

Her cries told the truth, he was mad,
His treatment of women was bad,
The dark red dried crust,
Of blood on her bust,
Well used by the Marquis de Sade.
A dramatic gothic cartoon portrait of the Marquis de Sade, depicted as an adult historical literary figure wearing dark, elegant 18th-century clothing and a sweeping cape with a vivid red lining. A coiled whip is secured on his belt as a period prop. He stands confidently amid a wild kaleidoscope of sharp geometric shapes, fractured patterns, and theatrical shadows. Moody dark palette with crimson accents, surreal composition, polished illustrated style, no nudity, no sexual activity, no text.

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