Dürer Albrecht, Melancolia I (1514) Albrecht Durer... Lot n° 4

mm 240 x 188. Burin. Virgin paper. Vertical virginisation. No obvious watermark. Small restorations. Browning not disfiguring, probable old traces of glue or adhesive parts. , , S2. Probable Meder D., , With "The Original Sin", "The Horseman Death and the Devil" and "Saint Jerome in the Study", the work is considered one of the graphic masterpieces of the Western world, and one of the most accomplished results of Albrecht Durer's work as an engraver., The representation is rich in esoteric references, and was made between 1513 and 1514. The critical and interpretative bibliography concerning it is endless. For information only, we recommend at least reading chapter V of the famous essay by Erwin Panowsky, La vita e le opere di Albrecht Durer. Milan, Feltrinelli, 1967(1979).