Knight, Death and the Devil

Albrecht Dürer

1513 · Engraving · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Knight, Death and the Devil (Full)

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About this work

Artist: Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Year: 1513
Medium: Engraving
Original size: 24.8 × 19 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Series: Meisterstiche (Master Engravings)

A knight in full armour rides steadily through a narrow rocky gorge on a powerful horse, his dog running beside him, while Death on a pale nag holds up an hourglass and a goat-horned devil follows behind; a skull lies on a ledge in the foreground, and a fortified town crowns the hill above. Dürer engraved the plate in Nuremberg in 1513 and set his monogram and the date on a tablet at the lower left, preceded by the letter S. It is one of his three Master Engravings, with Melencolia I and Saint Jerome in His Study, made in a period when he concentrated on engraving almost to the exclusion of painting, and the three share a size and several motifs, among them a dog, a skull and an hourglass. The knight who ignores the threats around him is usually read as an image of steadfast Christian faith on life's journey, though its exact meaning has long been debated. Nietzsche cited it in The Birth of Tragedy. This impression is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

An armoured knight on a great horse passing Death and the Devil in a rocky gorge, dense black line on warm paper, for a study, library or hallway at 18×24 in black. A charcoal, white or warm stone wall; it pairs with The Polish Rider.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1513)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: black & white
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×32 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

Very slightly cropped. This full-bleed edition prints the painting edge to edge, so a thin sliver, a few percent at most, is trimmed from two opposite edges to fit the print size. We only offer it on paintings whose proportions already come that close to the sheet. For the whole painting, uncropped, choose the gallery edition.

Is Knight, Death and the Devil in the public domain?

Yes. Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×16, 18×24 and 24×32 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Knight, Death and the Devil painted, and in what medium?

Knight, Death and the Devil dates from 1513 and was made in engraving; the original measures 24.8 × 19 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×32 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 18×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Knight, Death and the Devil we'd choose 18×24.

About this design

Knight, Death and the Devil (Albrecht Dürer) — the painting printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet. Knight, Death and the Devil · Albrecht Dürer · 1513. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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