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Melencolia I

Print
1514 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, 'Melencolia I', engraving signed 'AD and dated 1514

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMelencolia I (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
'Melencolia I', engraving by Albrecht Dürer, Germany, 1514
Physical description
Print, 'Melencolia I', engraving signed 'AD and dated 1514
Dimensions
  • Height: 238cm
  • Width: 189cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AD / 1514' (Signed with monogram and dated)
  • MELENCHOLIA I (In ribbon within image)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.596-1890 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • Bartsch, Adam, Le Peintre-Graveur. Vienna, 1803-1821. No. 74
  • Dodgson, Campbell, The Masters of Engraving and Etching: Albrecht Dürer. London, 1926. No. 73
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog: Ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna, 1932. No. 75 (2nd state)
  • Panofsky, Erwin. The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer. Volume II, Princeton, 1943. No. 181
Other number
B.74 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Accession number
E.582-1940

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Record createdDecember 8, 2005
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