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Melencolia I

1514
16th century
239 x 185 mm (9.4 x 7.3 in.)

Albrecht Dürer, German, (1471–1528)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving on coarse laid paper

State: Second of two states

Print impression quality: Excellent; warm, sharp, clear, clean, not richly inked

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: monogram and date

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Per Malcom Stearns, Haddam, who was given many old frames by George Davison, the reverse of “Melencolia’s” former frame bore the label of the Arthur H. Hahlo Co., 569 Fifth Ave., New York, #2956, annotated “Durer Melancolia / superb Impression in / perfect condition / rare of this quality.”

Bibliography: Bartsch 74; Joseph Meder 75 ii (with the correction of the number 9), a/b; Campbell Dodgson 73; P. 181.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1949

Accession Number: 1949.D3.2

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allegory, angels*, melancholy, sheep

allegory
angels - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm000323
melancholy
sheep

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plate Dimensions: 239 x 185 mm (9.4 x 7.3 in.)

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Albrecht Dürer, German, (1471–1528) . Melencolia I, 1514. Engraving on coarse laid paper. Second of two states. plate : 239 x 185 mm (9.4 x 7.3 in.). DAC accession number 1949.D3.2. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1949. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .

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