The Peasants at Market

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a man and woman. The woman wears a head covering and holds a jug and a pot. The woman's right arm is under the man's left arm. The man stands with his right hand on the woman's right forearm. The man wears puffy short sleeves, a puffy collar around his neck, boots with puffy tops and folded cloth at the bottom. The man and woman both have their weight on their right legs. The woman's left leg is bent behind the man. The man looks to the left. The woman looks down. The man and woman both face left. The background behind the man is hatched lines. The background behind the woman has lines indicating a roof. There is a basket with eggs on the left. There is writing at the top. The date "1512" appears above the heads. The drawing has a thin off-white border around it.