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Melancolía I

1514
Not on view
El Metropolitan posee más de quinientas impresiones de grabados de Alberto Durero, incomparable maestro en este medio. Una de sus estampas más desconcertantes, Melancolía I hace alusión a la orientación intelectual de los artistas y es, por extensión, el autorretrato espiritual del propio Durero. La filosofía medieval postulaba que cada individuo estaba dominado por uno de los cuatro humores; la melancolía era el humor menos deseable por considerarse que los melancólicos eran propensos a la locura. En contraste, el pensamiento renacentista vinculaba la melancolía con el genio creativo. Aquí, la personificación alada de la Melancolía sostiene un compás, y está rodeada de otros instrumentos que se relacionan con la geometría, la única de las siete artes liberales que subyace a la creación artística.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Melancolía I
  • Artista: Alberto Durero, alemán, 1471–1528
  • Fecha: 1514
  • Material: Grabado
  • Dimensiones: 24,1 x 19,1 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Harris Brisbane Dick, 1943
  • Número de inventario: 43.106.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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