Albrecht Dürer : démon emportant une femme nue sur un cheval

A wild-haired man seizes a struggling nude woman, lifting her onto the back of a powerful, aggressive unicorn. The figures are rendered with dramatic muscularity against a turbulent sky and a distant, rocky landscape. A small castle is visible on the far right horizon, providing a sense of scale to the monstrous scene.

Often identified as the Abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, this work subverts the traditional medieval symbol of the unicorn—usually a sign of purity—into a vehicle of demonic violence. It reflects the fascination with the 'uncanny' and the dark side of nature prevalent in the circle of Northern Renaissance artists like Dürer and Hans Baldung Grien.