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Melencolia I

Print
1514 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Dürer, Albrecht (artist)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (engraved)

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

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMelencolia I (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Engraving
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
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AD / 1514' (Signed with monogram and dated)
  • MELENCHOLIA I (In ribbon within image)
Subjects depicted
Melancholy
Figures
Angels
Putti
Stars
Rainbows
Dogs
Protractors
Laurel Wreaths
Solids (Geometric)
Spheres
Tools
Hourglasses
Scales
Planes
Magic Squares
Ladders
Buildings
Robes
Wings
Nails
Saws
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.582-1940

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Record createdDecember 8, 2005
Record URL
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