Die Hexe - Witch Riding on a Goat, Albrecht Dürer, c. 1500, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Print
Die Hexe - Witch Riding on a Goat, Albrecht Dürer, c. 1500, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawingsnude woman with long hair blowing in the wind seated backwards on a goat, holding onto its PR horn with her PL hand; woman holds a broom (?) in her PR hand; four putti with wings in foreground, holding sticks, a ball and a small topiary; rain/snow falling from sky, ULC As a leader of the Renaissance in Germany, Albrecht Dürer often brought a scientific and mathematical mindset to his art. Yet, dark and mysterious forces also stoked his imagination. In this engraving, a witch rides backwards on a flying goat, while putti cavort below. One of these capricious baby angels struggles to retain control of the unstable sphere of fate which can roll or bounce in unpredictable directions. Another precariously supports a potted plant, perhaps a symbol of man’s taming of nature. Dürer has signed his monogram backwards, perhaps a warning that under the influence of witchcraft, the world is out of kilter.Size: 4 9/16 × 2 13/16 in. (11.59 × 7.14 cm) (sheet)Medium: Engravinghttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/120314/ -- source link
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