Dürer's Knight, riding steadfastly through a dark Nordic gorge, past Death on a pale horse, who holds out an hourglass as a reminder of life's brevity, and is followed closely behind by a pig-snouted Devil. As the embodiment of moral virtue, the rider—modeled on the tradition of heroic equestrian portraits with which Dürer was familiar from Italy—is undistracted and true to his mission.
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Knight, Death and Devil

Durer, Albrecht; after

1513, printed 19th century

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    Knight, Death and Devil

  • Artist:

    Durer, Albrecht; after

  • Artist Bio:

    German, 1471–1528

  • Date:

    1513, printed 19th century

  • Medium:

    Heliogravure

  • Dimensions:

    9 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, The Paul Jean Wall and Jean Wall Tinker Collection, Gift from Alice Jean Tinker and Steve Port

  • Object Number:

    2016.9.27

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display