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| One
of Albrecht
Durer's
most inspired
and revered
engravings,
Knight,
Death
and Devil.
Durer's
mastery
of the
technique
is displayed
in his
rendering
of form,
tone and
texture
as he
scored,
flicked
and stabbed
the original
copper
plate
with consummate
skill.
The work
has been
interpreted
as a simple
allegory
symbolizing
Christian
virtue
and courage
in the
face of
death
and temptation,
but also
as a work
filled
with hidden
references
to the
Knights
Templar
and their
demise
by way
of shapes,
composition
and numerology. |
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