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Melencolia I
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Melencolia I is a large 1514 engraving by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. Its central subject is an enigmatic and gloomy winged female figure thought to be a personification of melanchol
Melencolia I (with annotations)
Melencolia I (with annotations)
Dürer's Virgin and Child Seated by a Wall (1514) is compositionally similar to Melencolia I in the position of the figures and structures, but is much
Dürer's Virgin and Child Seated by a Wall (1514) is compositionally similar to Melencolia I in the position of the figures and structures, but is much more coherent to the eye. This comparison highlights the disturbing function of the polyhedron in Melencolia I.
A 4×4 magic square has columns, rows, and diagonals that sum to 34. In this configuration, many other sets of four squares also sum to 34. Dürer inclu
A 4×4 magic square has columns, rows, and diagonals that sum to 34. In this configuration, many other sets of four squares also sum to 34. Dürer includes the year in the two bottom squares, and the squares adding to 5 and 17 may refer to his mother's death in May of that year. (First number of second row is "5" and third row "9").
An earlier woodcut with an allegory of geometry from Gregor Reisch's Margarita philosophica. It depicts many objects also seen in Melencolia I.
An earlier woodcut with an allegory of geometry from Gregor Reisch's Margarita philosophica. It depicts many objects also seen in Melencolia I.
Albrecht Dürer
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Albrecht Dürer, sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influ
Melencolia I
…Melencolia I is a large 1514 engraving by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. Its central subject is an enigmatic and gloomy winged female figure thought to be a personification of melancholia. Holding her head in her hand, she…
Dürer's Self-Portrait at 28, 1500, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Dürer's Self-Portrait at 28, 1500, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Self-portrait in silverpoint by the thirteen-year-old Dürer, 1484, Albertina, Vienna
Self-portrait in silverpoint by the thirteen-year-old Dürer, 1484, Albertina, Vienna
The earliest painted Self-Portrait (Holding a Thistle), 1493, oil, originally on vellum, Louvre, Paris
The earliest painted Self-Portrait (Holding a Thistle), 1493, oil, originally on vellum, Louvre, Paris
Dürer's sketch of his wife Agnes Frey (″Mein Agnes"), 1494, Albertina, Vienna
Dürer's sketch of his wife Agnes Frey (″Mein Agnes"), 1494, Albertina, Vienna