id:			143986
accession number:	1968.36
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.36
updated:		2022-01-04 16:39:28.700000

The Ravisher, c. 1495. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1968.36

title:				The Ravisher
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creation date:			c. 1495
creation date earliest:		1490
creation date latest:		1500
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Germany, late 15th Century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Meder 76

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CREATORS

* Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1968
	opening date:   1969-01-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1968</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).

	title:		Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary
	opening date:   1971-02-19T05:00:00
	<i>Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 19-March 28, 1971).

	title:		Eight Masters of the Print
	opening date:   1980-10-14T04:00:00
	<i>Eight Masters of the Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).

	title:		Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
	opening date:   1987-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

	title:		Albrecht Dürer and His Influence
	opening date:   1991-01-16T05:00:00
	<i>Albrecht Dürer and His Influence</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 16-March 10, 1991).

	title:		Object in Focus:  A Bridal Couple
	opening date:   2002-03-12T00:00:00
	<i>Object in Focus:  A Bridal Couple</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 12-May 12, 2002).

	title:		Dürer’s Women: Images of Devotion and Desire
	opening date:   2014-06-22T00:00:00
	<i>Dürer’s Women: Images of Devotion and Desire</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 22-September 28, 2014).

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The Ravisher portrays a chaotic struggle between a woman and Death, personified here as a wild-eyed corpse-like man. Having mistaken Death as her lover, she attempts to flee, but is thwarted by his firm grip. Images that feature Death often communicated moralizing messages about the dangers of sin and the fleeting nature of life. Had Dürer thought it necessary, he would have included an inscription in the scroll above. However, this could have been redundant since the horror of the scene clearly indicates that Death was exacting payment for the woman’s life of sin.
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