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Engraving of an armored knight riding a horse past a horned devil and a gaunt figure, with a dog, skull, and rocky wooded landscape.

Knight, Death, and Devil

An armored knight on a horse rides past a goat-horned devil and a gaunt, aged figure in a rocky, wooded landscape. A hound walks beside the horse, while a skull and a small tablet bearing a monogram lie in the foreground. The fine black-line engraving on paper is richly detailed.

Artist
Jan Wierix
Date
1564
Medium
Engraving in black on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2219 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1564).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Español: Caballero, la Muerte y el Diablo, grabado

Un caballero con armadura, montado en un caballo, avanza junto a un diablo con cuernos de cabra y una figura demacrada y envejecida en un paisaje rocoso y boscoso. Un perro camina junto al caballo, y en primer plano aparecen una calavera y una pequeña tablilla con un monograma. El grabado en tinta negra sobre papel tiene un detalle minucioso.

Português: Cavaleiro, Morte e Diabo, gravura

Um cavaleiro com armadura, montado a cavalo, avança ao lado de um diabo com chifres de bode e de uma figura esguia e envelhecida, em uma paisagem rochosa e arborizada. Um cão caminha junto ao cavalo, e no primeiro plano aparecem um crânio e uma pequena tábua com um monograma. A gravura em tinta preta sobre papel tem detalhes minuciosos.

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