The Dissimilar Couple

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The Dissimilar Couple

Israhel van MeckenemLinkedCulture matchlcp-e07f3d58b8f6

Date
c. 1495–97
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
47970

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Israhel van Meckenem engraved a series on the vagaries of love. Here a young woman crosses her arms and glowers as her husband caresses her bottom. The position of his sword suggests his intention, but she’s having none of it. His plain clothes compared to her fashionable ones might be a sign that she married below her station, probably for financial gain. We could say that she now regrets her choice, but in those times, she probably had little say in the matter. Germany, Europe

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Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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