The Offer of Love (or The Ill-Assorted Couple)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Offer of Love (or The Ill-Assorted Couple)

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

From the Cleveland Museum of Art record

In the late 15th century, moralizing scenes of mismatched lovers were popular subjects for prints. In one variation of the theme, a young woman seduces an unwitting old man in order to steal his money. In Dürer’s version here, however, the male figure willingly reaches into his purse to pay for his younger companion’s affections.

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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
1495–1496

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From LinkedCulture

This 1495 engraving by Albrecht Dürer flips a popular moralizing theme on its head. Instead of a scheming young woman tricking an oblivious old man, Dürer shows the man deliberately reaching into his own purse, a willing buyer of his companion's affections. Her elaborately patterned headdress and laced bodice are etched with stunning precision, while a distant town and grazing horse fill the background. The shift in blame from her to him is exactly what makes this small print so pointed.

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A man and a woman sit together on a log, engaged in conversation.

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Object ID
114744
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
1495–1496
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1495
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1496
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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