Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Little Courier

Albrecht Dürer

Date

c. 1496

Medium

Engraving

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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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