‘Knight, Death, and the Devil’: Life’s Journey

The second article on Albrecht Dürer’s series of master engravings shows that our path through life is filled with temptation and danger.
‘Knight, Death, and the Devil’: Life’s Journey
A detail of "Knight, Death, and the Devil," 1513, by Albrecht Dürer. Copper engraving; 9.7 inches by 3.9 inches. Public Domain
Yvonne Marcotte
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The knight was going home. As he rode along a dim, dangerous, and narrow mountain path, dark beings plagued his every step. He had faced great terrors in his life, and these demons fazed him not.

He calmly rides forward on his mighty warhorse, his loyal hound at his side. The path meanders upward; the knight has a long way to go on this perilous journey.