The Ill-Assorted Couple

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Ill-Assorted Couple

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34

Date
1495–96
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
67019

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Prints about the pitfalls of unequal love commonly depicted an older man ensnared by a coquettish young woman. Her cleavage in full view, this pretty mercenary reaches her hand out for payment before she will even glance at her companion. In reality, wars, brawls, and monasticism had depleted the male population in Albrecht Dürer's day, prompting fears that women would target older men with their wiles. Germany, Europe

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Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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