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Albrecht Dürer

Young Couple Threatened by Death (The Promenade)

about 1498
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
19.8 × 12.3 cm (7.8 × 4.8 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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