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| Keywords: Dürer Melancholia I.jpg Melancholia I The bat-like creature flying through a night sky declares the subject of this famous engraving Melancolia I That dark temperament is personified by a female figure seated in the foreground The winged infant beside her is a 'genius' in the ancient sense meaning an accompanying spirit Melancholy has wings and from her belt hang keys and a money bag symbolizing power and wealth She is surrounded by measuring instruments Above her head is a panel of 'magic' numbers they add up to 34 in all directions At her feet are the tools that can fashion the material world Yet she does nothing lost in thought she turns away from the light Renaissance philosophers had suggested a new interpretation for melancholy as the temperament of genius in the modern sense Melancholy was possessed by artists in whom 'Imagination' predominates; 'Reason' dominates scholars; while the final stage of 'Spirit' was the preserve of theologians If this interpretation is correct Dürer has presented us with a portrait of his own temperament as an artist http //www cs put poznan pl/mdrozdowski/img/me_gs1 jpg 1514 städel copperplate Creator Albrecht Dürer PD-old-100 Melencolia I by Albrecht Dürer | ||||
