Knight, Death, and the Devil

Title: Knight, Death, and the Devil
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, New York. Public Domain.
Creator: Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Date: 1513 C.E.
Description: An engraving by Albrecht Dürer representing the expected moral virtue of a knight. In this engraving, the knight can be seen riding steadfastly past Death who sits atop a pale horse and holds an hourglass. Beside death stands the long-haired, pig-snouted Devil. The landscape that surrounds them features mainly the naked branches of dead trees, and the tall walls of a valley. This knight stands to embody the ideal Christian knight who succeeds in disregarding both Death and the evils of the Devil, illustrating the interconnected nature of knighthood and the Christian faith in the 16th century.
Format: Engraving. Sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in. (25 x 19.6 cm) Plate: 9 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (24.3 x 18.8 cm).
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contributor: Joce Dolezal
Identifier: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 43.106.2.
Subject: Albrecht Dürer; knighthood; Renaissance knighthood.
Source: Jpeg file. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection. 10/18/2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336223