Melencolia I

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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: 24.1 × 18.7 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 24.3 × 19 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 25.1 × 19.8 cm (9 15/16 × 7 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1956.947

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