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Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer | Dartabase

Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer, 1514, engraving on laid paper

Melencolia I

Albrecht Dürer

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Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Date: 1514
Medium: engraving on laid paper
Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to image): 24.2 x 18.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Location: National Gallery of Art
Credit: Rosenwald Collection

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Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514, engraving on laid paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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