User:Lithoderm/The Knight, Death, and the Devil
| The Knight, Death, and the Devil | |
|---|---|
| German: Ritter, Tod und Teufel | |
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| Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
| Year | 1513 |
| Type | Copper Engraving |
| Dimensions | 24.6 cm × 19 cm (9.7 in × 7.5 in) |
| Location | Multiple museum collections |
The Knight, Death, and the Devil (German: Ritter, Tod, und Teufel[1]) is a copper engraving from 1513 and one of the three master prints of Albrecht Dürer.
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References[edit]
- ^ Dürer referred to the work as "Reuter", meaning simply "Rider"
Notes to self[edit]
- At least three theories of what the "s" before the date means:
- Sanguine, as opposed to Melancholia
- An alternate form of AD- year of grace
- sculpet, as in "I made this"
- Sparnecker/Sickingen- see here:[1]
- Has been interpreted along two lines ever since its inception:
- The knight is in league with the devil; Franz von Sickingen (Sparnecker?)
- The Christian knight, per Erasmus; this is the more influential view...
- Legacy: the Nazis
- Is the painting of Adolf Hitler as the flag bearer PD?[2]
- Upload the version from the Met
- Find a source that discusses the armor in detail: the helm he wears is a visored sallet