The winged figure is unmoved, surrounded by symbols of learning and culture. It’s a recognizable human emotion despite the classical framing. She looks to me as much annoyed as anything else, impatient. How about Melancolia I (1514)? If you haven’t seen it in a while, it’s the one with the winged woman sulking in a pile of symbols, her expression purportedly difficult to parse. Scan the wiki five minutes before class like a normal person.Īnyway. Oh, gosh, I hear you say, shuffling your feet, clutching your felt cap in your hand, I didn’t know there was gonna be homework. Perhaps we shall begin with Albrecht Dürer? Digital image provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tegan O'Neil | AugMelencolia I, Albrecht Dürer 1514. Features As If By Chisel: Barry Windsor-Smith’s Monsters
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