Young woman attacked by death (The Ravisher), Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Young woman attacked by death (The Ravisher)
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Albrecht Dürer

Young woman attacked by death (The Ravisher), ca. 1495


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111 x 101 mm
Physical Description
Copperplate on ribbed laid paper
Inventory Number
31406
Object Number
31406 D
Acquisition
Ancient Holdings. Acquired before 1825
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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The woman tries in vain to writhe her way out, but the grip of Death—in the guise of a living corpse—is mercilessly firm. Her bonnet shows that she is married; the grassy bank as the site of a rendezvous implies that she has come there to meet her lover and commit the vice of adultery. The engraving conveys a message of warning: Death’s violent attack is the inescapable punishment for such sinful behaviour.

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10.09.2024