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Melencolia I

(Flemish, about 1549–after 1615)
(German, 1471–1528)
1602
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 23.8 x 18.9 cm (9 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 26.5 x 21.2 cm (10 7/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP6976
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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]
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York); from whom purchased by the MFA November 1897