Melencolia I
Melencolia I
"is a 1514 engraving by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer. It is an allegorical composition(...). The work has been the subject of more modern interpretation than almost any other print... "
The sketch includes many objects -
" Among the most conspicuous are:
The tools of geometry and architecture surround the figure, unused
The 4 × 4 magic square, with the two middle cells of the bottom row giving the date of the engraving: 1514. The square features the traditional magic square rules based on the number 34, and in addition, the square's four quadrants, corners and center also equal this number.
The truncated rhombohedron with a faint human skull on it. This shape is now known as Dürer's solid; over the years, there have been numerous articles disputing the precise shape of this polyhedron[6])
The hourglass showing time running out
The empty scale (balance)
The despondent winged figure of genius
The purse and keys
The beacon (or comet) and rainbow in the sky
Mathematical knowledge is referenced by the use of the symbols: compass, geometrical solid, magic square, scale, hourglass."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I
"is a 1514 engraving by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer. It is an allegorical composition(...). The work has been the subject of more modern interpretation than almost any other print... "
The sketch includes many objects -
" Among the most conspicuous are:
The tools of geometry and architecture surround the figure, unused
The 4 × 4 magic square, with the two middle cells of the bottom row giving the date of the engraving: 1514. The square features the traditional magic square rules based on the number 34, and in addition, the square's four quadrants, corners and center also equal this number.
The truncated rhombohedron with a faint human skull on it. This shape is now known as Dürer's solid; over the years, there have been numerous articles disputing the precise shape of this polyhedron[6])
The hourglass showing time running out
The empty scale (balance)
The despondent winged figure of genius
The purse and keys
The beacon (or comet) and rainbow in the sky
Mathematical knowledge is referenced by the use of the symbols: compass, geometrical solid, magic square, scale, hourglass."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I
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