I decided to make a replica of this work one year ago and started to work with this famous engraving in Adobe Illustrator. It is the only vector replica of Durer in the world. The work has already finished.
Illustration Knight, Death and the Devil is a large engraving by the German artist Albrecht Dürer.
Knight, Death and the Devil is one of the three master prints completed during a period when he almost ceased to work in paint or woodcuts to focus on engravings.
The image is infused with complex iconography and symbolism, the precise meaning of which has been argued over for centuries.
An armored knight, accompanied by his dog, rides through a narrow gorge flanked by a goat-headed devil and the figure of death riding a pale horse.
Death's rotting corpse holds an hourglass, a reminder of the shortness of life. The rider moves through the scene looking away from the creatures, and appears almost contemptuous of the threats, and is thus often seen as a symbol of courage.
The knight's armor, the horse which towers in size over the beasts, the oak leaves and the fortress on the mountaintop are symbolic of the resilience of faith, while the knight's plight may represent Christians' earthly journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven.
The image is infused with complex iconography and symbolism, the precise meaning of which has been argued over for centuries.
An armored knight, accompanied by his dog, rides through a narrow gorge flanked by a goat-headed devil and the figure of death riding a pale horse.
Death's rotting corpse holds an hourglass, a reminder of the shortness of life. The rider moves through the scene looking away from the creatures, and appears almost contemptuous of the threats, and is thus often seen as a symbol of courage.
The knight's armor, the horse which towers in size over the beasts, the oak leaves and the fortress on the mountaintop are symbolic of the resilience of faith, while the knight's plight may represent Christians' earthly journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven.
