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The Cook and His Wife

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a man and woman. The man, on the left, has short curly hair and a protruding belly. He wears a shirt with puffy sleeves and a ribbon tied around his chest. His pants are tied below the knee. He holds a frying pan and spatula in his right hand. His left hand rests on the woman's shoulder. The woman, on the right, wears a long dress and a head covering. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and her left arm hangs down. A small pile of feces and a coin sit on the floor to the left. A signature is at the bottom center.

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651 × 893 px
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