Death and the Devil
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German painter, engraver, mathematician, illuminator, copperplate engraver and art theorist. One particular passage seems to suit the knight's firm-chinned stare:. Of his 17 siblings, only two lived to adulthood.
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Knowing this preoccupation, an observer could read Knight, Death, and the Devil as one of the artist's more oblique self-portraits. Snake-shrouded Death and the goat-faced Devil speak for themselves.
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But the work is loaded with other symbols. The knight's shining armor is believed to signify his solid Christian faith.
Knight, Death and the Devil is a large engraving by the German artist Albrecht Dürer, one of the three Meisterstiche (master prints) completed during a . Knight, Death, and the Devil. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg – Nuremberg). Date: Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 x .
The hourglass in Death's hand represents man's mortality. The foxtail speared on the knight's lance and kept behind him stands for lies, while the dog running alongside represents veracity and loyalty.