16. 骑士、死亡魔鬼`Knight, Death and the Devil by Hans Hoffmann 高清作品[30%]

AF-Knight, Death and the Devil

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骑士、死亡魔鬼-汉斯·霍夫曼

-An armoured knight, accompanied by his dog, rides through a narrow gorge flanked by a goat-headed devil and the figure of death riding a pale horse. Death\'s rotting corpse holds an hourglass, a reminder of the shortness of life. The rider moves through the scene looking away from the creatures lurking around him, and appears almost contemptuous of the threats, and is thus often seen as symbol of courage; the knight\'s armor, the horse which towers in size over the beasts, the oak leaves and the fortress on the mountaintop are symbolic of the resilience of faith, while the knight\'s plight may represent Christians\' earthly journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven.