Hurdy-Gurdy Player Attacking a Pilgrim

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Hurdy-Gurdy Player Attacking a Pilgrim

1610-1616

Jacques Bellange

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Jacques Bellange's print depicts a blind hurdy-gurdy player attacking a man on his religious pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The shallow, stage-like setting is crowded by the two ungainly figures locked in their eternal struggle, while a dog jumping into the fray, probably the companion of the blind musician, underscores the scene's animalistic intensity.

Artist
Jacques Bellange
Title
Hurdy-Gurdy Player Attacking a Pilgrim
Date
1610-1616
Object Type
Print
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and engraving
Dimensions
Image: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8 in. (31.3 x 21.3 cm) (cropped)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund
Accession Number
1986.1.51

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