Death and rider 1496

albrechtdurer

Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie (Städel), Frankfurt am Main, Germany

drawing

night

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allegories

light pencil work

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pencil sketch

war

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ink drawing experimentation

detailed observational sketch

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initial sketch

"Death and Rider" is a 1496 drawing by the renowned German artist Albrecht Dürer, currently housed in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main. The drawing depicts a skeletal figure, representing Death, riding a rearing horse. The rider's bony frame and the horse's powerful pose create a dynamic and unsettling composition, highlighting the inevitability of death and its dominion over life. Dürer's masterful draftsmanship and detailed anatomical rendering of the figures contribute to the artwork's realism and emotional impact.