Coat of Arms with a Skull

1503 Sheet: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.9

In this visual allegory, Dürer creatively entangled themes of love and death. The hairy wild man, a traditional medieval figure of virility, lust, and aggression, plays the role of lover to a maiden dressed in alluring clothing. The skull on the fanciful coat of arms is a bold...

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