Don Quixote with Death | Theodor Baierl | 1920 20th Century and symbolism

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with countless angels and divine beings forming concentric circles around a central radiant light

'Recollections of the Last Days of Shelley and Byron'

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Don Quixote with Death | Theodor Baierl | 1920 20th Century and symbolismBased off the engraving 'The Knight, Death and the Devil' by Albrecht Durer (1471 1528). This painting depicts the character "Don Quixote", an ageing man who believes he is a knight, travelling the countryside to fight evil and defend honour. Theodor Baierl mixes his story with the darker mood of the engraving . In the scene, Don Quixote rides on his horse while Death shown as a skeleton on a dark horse leans in beside him. Even though death is right