Hieronymus Wierix

Melencolia I

Maker

Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), engraver (printmaker)

Title

Melencolia I

Year

1603

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 23.5 x 18.4 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil inscribed in LL: 200In Plate-titled in UL:MELENCOLIA I; dated and signed in LR:1514/AD (D below larger A, Durer's monogram)

Marks: Partial watermark:(bottom of a shield)

Identification

State

1st of 3

Standard Reference Number

Hollstein (Wierix Family, Part IX) 2001.i

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children

Object Number

43.400.136

Type

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Tombstone

Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), engraver (printmaker)
Melencolia I, 1603
Engraving on light weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 23.5 x 18.4 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children 43.400.136

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