Three Men in Conversation, 1497-1498, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 13 1/16 x 9 in. (33.18 x 22.86 cm) (image), Engraving, Germany, 16th century, Whether or not this engraving refers to contemporary peasant uprisings, as some suggest, Albrecht Dürer treats us to a little absurdity. The man on the left has a sword, prerogative of the nobility but cannot even maintain its sheath. The center man is dressed as an ordinary German peasant but has the beard an turban of a Turk. The assertive man on the right carries a basket of eggs, but his spurs suggest that he may be a knight. This may be a microcosm of the 'the world turned upside down,' a notion stemming from the same strain of thought that bought fear of witches and an impending apocalypse as the year 1500 loomed closer.
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