Albrecht Durer, The Knight, Death and the Devil

The texture of the engraving by Albrecht Durer, titled The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513, caught my eye because of the layers that make up the piece (117). While the etching itself tells the story of the horrors of the Black Plague, the layers also weave in the emotions of sorrow and anxiety. These emotions perfectly capture the hopelessness that must have plagued the victims of the Black Plague. The fact that the artist could tell a story both with the picture itself and with the lines that make up this piece show extreme attention to detail and passion for the work he does.