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Knight, Death, and the Devil
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1513
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 25.0 x 19.0 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds by exchange from a bequest of Mrs. Horatio G. Curtis
Accession Number68.261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
"Knight, Death, and the Devil" is one of three Dürer engravings traditionally known as the master engravings (along with "Melencolia I" and "St. Jerome in His Study"). The rider is believed to be a representation of the virtuous, steadfast Christian knight whom Death and the Devil are unable to distract or waylay.
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (intaglio) 098; Meder 74a
Marks
PDP Watermark Type: No visible watermark
ProvenanceTomás Harris (b. 1908 - d. 1964), London. 1968, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; 1968, sold by Colnaghi to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1968)