Bewitched Groom, c. 1544
Hans Baldung (Grien)expand_more
Woodcutexpand_more
Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926expand_more P.10,618
Not on Viewexpand_more
Hans Baldung brings us to a crime scene. The place is a stable, and the groom has been knocked out cold. Did the horse level him with a blow from its hooves' Did the witch cast a spell' Is the unicorn shield a clue' And what does the pitchfork pointing to the artist’s monogram tell us' Is the artist the victim of magic, or perhaps the mastermind behind it' Baldung leaves the story open-ended, so we get to solve the mystery however we want.
Details
- Title
- Bewitched Groom
- Artist Life
- 1484/85–1545
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.10,618
- Provenance
- Bernard Hausman (L.377); Frederick Keppel, 1925
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Yale 87 ii/ii; Hollstein 237 ii/ii
- Curator Approved
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