In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
In this image, a couple embraces in a garden. The man’s dress indicates that he is a German mercenary, who were chastised for loose morals in many prints of the period. The twiglike laurel wreath on his head is a mocking emblem of victory in love and war. His partner meets his gaze and guides his hands, wearing long hair, an open bodice, and a hitched-up skirt suggesting sexual availability. Resonating with Edenic and love garden images, the subject likely operated on the edge of decency for its audience.
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Jacob Binck (German, 1500–1569) — A Dancing Couple of Peasan
Heinrich Aldegrever — Dancing Couple, with the Male Figure M
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Lovers
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Cook and His Wife
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Promenade
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Peasants at Market
Hans Schäufelein — Dancing Couple (IV), from The Wedding Dan
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Offer of Love (or t
Hans Schäufelein — Couple Walking to the Left (III), from Th
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Cook and His Wife
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Offer of Love (or T
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Lady Riding and the
