The Knight, Death and the Devil
The Knight, Death and the Devil. A 2018 reinterpretation by G. Sfougaras. Part of Leicester Museum's Permanent Collection. Presentation at House Ohrbeck, Osnabr ü k June 2019 Haus Ohrbeck is both an adult educational institution and a conference centre run jointly by the Franciscan Order and the diocese of Osnabrück . A Reevaluation Leicester Museum January 25th 2025 10.00 am and January 30th 17.00. Engraving on paper measuring 24 x18 cm 1513 Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) It is hard not to feel humbled when one sees Durer’s amazing Knight, Death and the Devil engraving. It is a remarkable piece of work, elegant, brave and subtle despite the subject matter. There is mastery in the drawing, but even more so in the execution. The textures are beautifully depicted and the mark making is impeccable. The softness of the marks on the horse compared to the harshness of the marks on the landscape and the texture of the armour are uns...