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Melencolia I

(Flemish, about 1549–after 1615)
(German, 1471–1528)
1602
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 23.8 x 18.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 25 x 19.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Henry P. Kidder
Accession number37.365
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsin plate, upper left, in banner formed by the wings of a dragon: MELENCOLIA I; on stone block, lower right: 1514/[Dürer's monogram]
ProvenanceMrs. Henry P. Kidder, Boston, MA, by whom given to the MFA April, 1937