The Lady Riding and the Landsknecht

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Lady Riding and the Landsknecht

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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At first the subject of this early print appears to be simple courtly love; in it a noblewoman and infantryman share a private moment of farewell. However, a deeper reading of the image suggests underlying themes related to the power of women. Although the young man’s stance and weaponry establish his masculinity, the woman’s higher social status and physical position on horseback allude to her authority over him. Further, the hat she wears belongs to her lover’s costume, not to contemporary women’s fashion. Her appropriation of his clothing combined with his delicate touch and forlorn gaze creates an instance of role reversal, indicating that she holds the power in this romantic situation.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1497

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A soldier gazes up with a pleading touch while the noblewoman above him wears his own feathered military hat. That small detail is the key to this engraving by Albrecht Dürer, made around 1497 in Germany. Her position on horseback and her appropriation of his clothing quietly flip the expected power dynamic, turning a scene of courtly farewell into a study of who is really in charge. It is an early reminder that Dürer used the precision of print to hide sharp ideas inside beautiful images.

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A woman on horseback interacts with a man holding a spear near a body of water.

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Object ID
114743
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
engraving
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
c. 1497
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1492
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1502
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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