Melencolia I (copy)

Jan (Johannes) Wierix Netherlandish

After Albrecht Dürer German

1602

Not on view

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Title: Melencolia I (copy)
Artist: Jan (Johannes) Wierix (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549–1615 Brussels)
Artist: After Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg)
Date: 1602
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Museum Accession
Object Number: Museum Accession 1950.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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