Abduction on a Unicorn

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Abduction on a Unicorn

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34

Date
1516
Medium
Etching
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
7352

Albrecht Dürer may have put a twist on the Abduction of Proserpina story. Usually Pluto (the abductor) is shown on foot or driving a chariot. But here he rides a unicorn. And this unicorn—neither a snorting, fiery steed nor a symbol of purity—seems like the horse version of a leering pervert. Pluto’s detached expression sets an odd mood, and as for the woman, she is remarkably ill formed. Germany, Europe

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The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916

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