The Thirty Years' War. Switzerland was able, by uniting within its borders rather than strictly along confessional lines, to forge a unity despite religious difference, ultimately. But before that happened, there were incursions of one group against the other as elsewhere in Europe. See ://www.swissworld.org/en/history/the_17th_century/the_30_years_war/Fortunes of Catholics vs. Protestants - back and forth. In this episode, Protestant Bern had annexed the canton of Vaud, where Lausanne is located.
One Major Davel, full name Major Jean Daniel Abraham Davel, was a Catholic who tried to lead a revolt against the Bernese Protestants, and lost - his head, literally, in being executed in 1723. Here it looks as though the flying lady nearby is either reaching out for it, or to catch it. It is in three dimensions. She does not have wings. Perhaps she is blessing the effort.
The chateau was built in the 1500's, and became the residence of the Bernese bailiff. See
Major Davel, Chateau St. Marie, Lausanne, Switzerland
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