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Hourglass (a symbol of time and mortality)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Foxtail speared on knight’s lance (stands for lies)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Dog (a symbol of truth and loyalty)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Scurrying lizard (a hint of coming danger)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Skull (symbol of death)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Death (with a crown of snakes)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Devil (with the face of a goat)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Knight’s shining armor (symbol of faith)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
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Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil , 1513
engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20