The Little Courier

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Little Courier

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34

Date
c. 1496
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
47047

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This tiny engraving treats a theme related to the large woodcut, Knight on Horseback and the Lansquenet (see 2016.108.2) that Albrect Dürer made about the same time. Here a gallant young messenger brandishes his whip to speed along a country road. His fashionable, tailored clothes tell us he is well paid for his services, and the fluttering plume in his fur cap tells us he hopes the girls will notice. Germany, Europe

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Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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