A Turkish Cavalryman by Albrecht Dürer



Referenced on p.30, ELI - 58 The Janissaries by David Nicolle and Christa Hook:
Pen and ink drawing of a senior Ottoman officer by Dürer around 1495. This man's flanged mace, as well as the size of his turban, were a mark of rank or command. (Albertina Collection, no. 3916. D.171, Vienna)



Other Dürer Prints:
German Light Horsemen by Albrecht Dürer, 1489
Five Lansquenets and an Oriental on Horseback, by Albrecht Dürer, 1495.
German Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer, 1513
The Passion of Christ by Albrecht Dürer, 1510-1515
Drawing of Three Ottomans, by Albrecht Dürer, c.1496-1497.
An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496
Detail of Ottomans from The Life of the Virgin by Albrecht Dürer, 1505-1515
Irish warriors by Albrecht Durer, 1521

Ottoman Soldiers from other European Illustrations.



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