Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bewitched Groom
Hans Baldung (Grien)LinkedCulture matchlcp-62bda35af82e
- Date
- c. 1544
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 9190
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Hans Baldung brings us to a crime scene. The place is a stable, and the groom has been knocked out cold. Did the horse level him with a blow from its hooves? Did the witch cast a spell? Is the unicorn shield a clue? And what does the pitchfork pointing to the artist’s monogram tell us? Is the artist the victim of magic, or perhaps the mastermind behind it? Baldung leaves the story open-ended, so we get to solve the mystery however we want. Germany, Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926
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