Melencolia I

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Title

Melencolia I

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1514

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/sheet; cut within platemark: 24 × 18.6 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1452

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