Four Naked Women, 1497, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in. ( x cm) (image, trimmed to platemark)19 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Engraving, Germany, 15th century, As the year 1500 approached, fear of God’s Last Judgement intensified. Given society's fear of women, it was but a small leap to the label of 'witch.' In 1496, Albrecht Dürer’s godfather printed his second edition of Malleus Maleficarum (The Witches' Hammer), a handbook for detecting witches. It said women's insatiable desires made them throw in with the devil.

---

Size: 2642px × 3738px
Location:
Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1, 1/8, 1471–1528, 15, 19, 1497, 3/4, albrecht, german, image, naked, platemark, trimmed, women, ×, ürer