Artwork
The Ill-Assorted Couple
The Ill-Assorted Couple is an ink print by the Northern Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. It dates from 1496 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Ill-Assorted Couple is an engraving on laid paper created by Albrecht Dürer in 1496.
Subject & Meaning
The engraving depicts a genre scene of an elderly man in fine attire with a younger woman, their hands touching lightly, accompanied by a monkey clinging to the man's sleeve.
Technique & Style
Dürer's work is characterized by dense, fine lines, with techniques such as cross-hatching used to create shading, evident in the detailed rendering of the monkey's fur.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
![Madonna and Child [obverse], by Albrecht Dürer](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/albrecht-durer--madonna-and-child-obverse--d7b8ebf05d22ebe5-w320.webp)
![Lot and His Daughters [reverse], by Albrecht Dürer](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/albrecht-durer--lot-and-his-daughters-reverse--b4ebf9b282faa17a-w320.webp)
