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Creation of Melencolia I
- When
- 1514
- Where
- Unspecified
Dürer created the engraving Melencolia I in 1514, featuring a winged female figure and a magic square.
The large 1514 engraving depicts an enigmatic winged female figure, a personification of melancholia. It includes a 4x4 magic square, the first printed in Europe, with the date 1514 in the bottom row. The work is one of Dürer's three Meisterstiche.
Sources
- Melencolia I Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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