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A despondent winged female figure holding a geometrical instrument surrounded by attributes associated with knowledge; symbolising melancholia. Reproduction of engraving by A. Dürer, 1514.
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A despondent winged female figure holding a geometrical instrument surrounded by attributes associated with knowledge; symbolising melancholia. Reproduction of engraving by A. Dürer, 1514.

Albrecht Dürer · 1514

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: AD 1514.

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