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Detail of Melancholia I by Albrecht Dürer (1514) Jigsaw Puzzle

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Size: 20" x 20" Puzzle with Gift Box, 676 Pieces

It's always the small pieces that make the big picture! Turn favourite memories, designs, and quotes into a great game by making your own puzzle. Made of sturdy cardboard and mounted on chipboard, these puzzles are printed in vivid and full colour. Perfect as a gift, or just for yourself!

  • Dimensions: 50.8 cm l x 50.8 cm w
  • Puzzle will come with 676 individual pieces
  • Printed on Fujicolour Crystal Archive paper for a high-quality image with vibrant colours
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  • Arrives in custom gift box with your design printed on top
  • Made and shipped from the USA
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD. Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs..

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Detail of Melancholia I by Albrecht Dürer (1514) Jigsaw Puzzle

Detail of Melancholia I by Albrecht Dürer (1514) Jigsaw Puzzle

Melancholia I The bat-like creature flying through a night sky declares the subject of this famous engraving: Melancolia I. That dark temperament is personified by a female figure seated in the foreground. The winged infant beside her is a 'genius' (in the ancient sense, meaning an accompanying spirit). Melancholy has wings and from her belt hang keys and a money bag, symbolizing power and wealth. She is surrounded by measuring instruments. Above her head is a panel of 'magic' numbers (they add up to 34 in all directions). At her feet are the tools that can fashion the material world. Yet she does nothing: lost in thought, she turns away from the light. Renaissance philosophers had suggested a new interpretation for melancholy, as the temperament of genius (in the modern sense). Melancholy was possessed by artists, in whom 'Imagination' predominates; 'Reason' dominates scholars; while the final stage of 'Spirit' was the preserve of theologians. If this interpretation is correct, Dürer has presented us with a portrait of his mental behaviour, as he knew about the danger of too much spirital work as an artist. Although he was born in the name of mercure, not saturn and therefor after a letter from Beheim to Pirckheimer, not a melancholic.

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