I wonder having the woman barefoot and her chest exposed - is it racial commentary, or historical representation…
Orientalist fantasies?
Totally. Here is something I found about women’s clothing in the 16th century.
https://jezebeljane.blogspot.com/2015/09/womens-clothing-in-16th-century-turkey.html?m=1
Dürer was an imaginative guy and actually made some of his works entirely from descriptions. So I’m guessing this is one of them too.
One of his most famous works entirely made from descriptions >>
Honestly, that’s pretty impressive working purely from description. And metal af.
Yeah, it’s impressive! (and metal. Look at that armor). He would be a great sci-fi illustrator if he lived today.
I doubt Dürer went to Turkey, so being generous its most likely a ‘common knowledge’ interpretation.
Turks at that time were always trying to conquer Germany. There were probably some opportunities to see them.
