Melencolia I
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Melencolia I is a 1514 engraving by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, renowned for its complex symbolism, technical mastery, and enigmatic depiction of melancholy and intellectual struggle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melencolia I canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2146727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melencolia I Context triple: [Albrecht Dürer, notableWork, Melencolia I]
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A.
De arte cabalistica
De arte cabalistica is a seminal 16th-century work by Johannes Reuchlin that introduces and systematizes Kabbalistic thought within a Christian theological and philosophical framework.
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B.
The Soul’s Prison House
The Soul’s Prison House is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that explores themes of spiritual confinement and the soul’s struggle for liberation from the material world.
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C.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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D.
Mundus Novus
Mundus Novus is the Latin term famously used in early 16th-century writings, particularly those attributed to Amerigo Vespucci, to describe the newly discovered continents of the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melencolia I Target entity description: Melencolia I is a 1514 engraving by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, renowned for its complex symbolism, technical mastery, and enigmatic depiction of melancholy and intellectual struggle.
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A.
De arte cabalistica
De arte cabalistica is a seminal 16th-century work by Johannes Reuchlin that introduces and systematizes Kabbalistic thought within a Christian theological and philosophical framework.
-
B.
The Soul’s Prison House
The Soul’s Prison House is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that explores themes of spiritual confinement and the soul’s struggle for liberation from the material world.
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C.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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D.
Mundus Novus
Mundus Novus is the Latin term famously used in early 16th-century writings, particularly those attributed to Amerigo Vespucci, to describe the newly discovered continents of the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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engraving ⓘ print ⓘ |
| artist | Albrecht Dürer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Renaissance theories of melancholy
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occult and mathematical symbolism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Albrecht Dürer ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1514 ⓘ |
| depicts |
bat-like creature with banner
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bell ⓘ carpentry tools ⓘ comet ⓘ dog ⓘ geometrical solid ⓘ hourglass ⓘ magic square ⓘ melancholic landscape ⓘ personification of melancholy ⓘ putto ⓘ rainbow ⓘ scales ⓘ tools of geometry ⓘ winged female figure ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
4×4 magic square
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bat with scroll ⓘ bell ⓘ city on horizon ⓘ comet in sky ⓘ compass ⓘ distant seascape ⓘ hourglass ⓘ keys ⓘ ladder ⓘ nails ⓘ plane ⓘ purse ⓘ putto writing ⓘ rainbow in sky ⓘ saw ⓘ scales ⓘ seated winged figure ⓘ sleeping dog ⓘ sphere ⓘ truncated rhombohedron ⓘ |
| hasSignature | monogram AD ⓘ |
| inceptionYear | 1514 ⓘ |
| inscription | MELENCOLIA I ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex symbolism
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enigmatic iconography ⓘ technical mastery ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dürer’s Meisterstiche ⓘ |
| period | German Renaissance ⓘ |
| technique | engraving on copper ⓘ |
| theme |
creative inspiration and frustration
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intellectual struggle ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Melencolia I Description of subject: Melencolia I is a 1514 engraving by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, renowned for its complex symbolism, technical mastery, and enigmatic depiction of melancholy and intellectual struggle.
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