In this 1503 engraving by Albrecht Dürer, a man with long hair covering his body embraces a young woman wearing a wedding crown and a long, sumptuous gown—indicators of wealth. The wild man, a common figure in German folklore of Dürer’s time, is the surrogate of death. The image is a momento mori (a reminder of death): the skull on the man’s shield tilts at the same angle as the woman’s head, as though forecasting her demise. It is also a moral allegory and a satire of the upper class in Nuremberg, Germany, where Dürer lived and worked. The engraving is designed to remind viewers of the consequences of vanity and desire.