Hourglass (a symbol of time and mortality)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil (detail), 1513 engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
Foxtail speared on knight’s lance (stands for lies)
Dog (a symbol of truth and loyalty)
Scurrying lizard (a hint of coming danger)
Skull (symbol of death)
Death (with a crown of snakes)
Devil (with the face of a goat)
Knight’s shining armor (symbol of faith)
Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death and Devil , 1513 engraving on laid paper, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen, 1941.1.20
