| Maker(s): | Wierix, Johannes; Dürer, Albrecht, after
| | Culture: | Flemish (1549-ca. 1618); German (1471-1528)
| | Title: | Melencolia I
| | Date Made: | 1602; 1514 original
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Etching; ink on paper
| | Place Made: | Europe
| | Measurements: | Mat: 19 in x 14 in; 48.3 cm x 35.6 cm; Sheet: 11 1/8 in x 8 1/8 in; 28.3 cm x 20.6 cm; Plate: 9 3/8 in x 7 5/16 in; 23.8 cm x 18.6 cm; Image: 9 5/16 in x 7 1/4 in; 23.7 cm x 18.4 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | INSCRIPTIONS: recto, upp. l. (etched in plate): MELENCOLIA I ; recto, lwr. r. (etched in plate): 1514 / AD ; SIGNATURE/DATE: recto, lwr. l. (etched in plate): IOHAN WIRIX FECIT ANN 1602
| | Accession Number: | MH 2010.15
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Jean C. Harris Art Acquisition Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Etching after Durer's original print. Seated angel leaning head on hand. Dog lying at her feet. Cherub seated on mill stone. Magic square, bat, carpentry tools, geometry, sphere, melancholy.
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