Minneapolis Institute of Art
Die Hexe - Witch Riding on a Goat
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
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Minneapolis Institute of Art’s catalogue record
- Dated
- c. 1500
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Department
- European Art
- Credit
- Gift of Marla J. Kinney in honor of Tyler John Kelley and Hanlon Elizabeth Kelley
- Medium
- Engraving
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From LinkedCulture
Around 1500, Albrecht Dürer deliberately signed his famous monogram backwards on this engraving, a signal that witchcraft has flipped the world upside down. A naked witch with wild streaming hair rides backwards on a flying goat, while below her, struggling putti can barely keep hold of the unstable sphere of fortune. Dürer's precise hatching and fine line control make every chaotic detail razor sharp. This small print reveals a side of the master printmaker rarely seen, one genuinely drawn to folklore, disorder, and delicious unease.
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A mythological figure with wings and a lion's head holds a staff, surrounded by cherubs and a lion.
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- Object ID
- 120314
- Object Type
- Prints
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Classification” · the first available of several museum fields
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Object Name” · the first available of several museum fields
- Creator
- Albrecht Dürer
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
- Medium
- Engraving
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
- Department
- European Art
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Department” · copied as is
- Credit Line
- Gift of Marla J. Kinney in honor of Tyler John Kelley and Hanlon Elizabeth Kelley
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Credit” · copied as is
- Date
- c. 1500
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · copied as is
- Begin Year
- 1500
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
- End Year
- 1500
- Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
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