Dürer’s Enigma

According to Panofsky’s widely-accepted theory, the subject of Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Melencolia § I (1514) was intended as a feminine personification of the liberal art Geometry and the temperament Melancholy. However, we argue that this synthesized personification is a façade. The formulaic ve...

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Main Author: Gershman, Zhenya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Aries
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-257
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dürer, Albrecht 1471-1528, Melancholy / Christian Kabbalah / Henoch Biblical character / Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni 1463-1494 / Reuchlin, Johannes 1455-1522
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
Further subjects:B Albrecht Dürer Renaissance art Melencolia § I Christian Kabbalah Pico della Mirandola
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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