Jacopo de' BarbariItalian, 1460–1516The Three Prisoners
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Where is “The Three Prisoners” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
Jacopo de' Barbari's engravings are signed with a caduceus (a staff with two serpents twined around it) and until the mid-19th century his true identity was a mystery. It is now known that he was the first Italian Renaissance artist of note to travel to Germany and the Netherlands, and that his work was known and appreciated by Albrecht Dürer. There is still much scholarly debate as to the exact influence of Barbari's work on Dürer's engravings, and vise versa, and a comparison between the two artists does indeed pose a variety of interesting questions. In this engraving of three naked men set in a landscape there is a close relationship to Dürer's prints of the same period. In this work we see the lively graphic manner of Barbari's engravings as well as his emphasis on long, sinuous modeling lines.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- P.68.118
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- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
In the life of Jacopo de' Barbari
The whole life1500–1503 · Workplace
Nuremberg
1503–1505
Employed by: Frederick III of Saxony
1506–1510
Employed by: Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
