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Melancholia I
Albrecht Dürer
's
engraving
Melancholia I
(originally known by Dürer as
Mel
e
n
c
olia I
) is notable for being an
allegorical
depiction of the main symptoms of
Melancholy
, now better known as
depression
.
Allusions and imagery used by Dürer in
Melancholia I
:
The numbers in the top right form a
magic square
, with the two middle cells of the bottom row giving the date of the engraving:
1514
.
the significance of the truncated polyhedron has been the subject of numerous articles
The despondent winged figure of genius
The tools of geometry and architecture surround her, unused
The purse and keys
The comet and rainbow in the sky
etc.
External links
A larger version of
Melancholia I
A discussion of Dürer's studies of polyhedra
Article on the use of symbolism in
Melancholia I
Another set of interpretations of imagery in
Melancholia I
And another...
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