Decoding art: Dürer's Melencolia I

This famous image is packed with meaning. Find out what each of these objects symbolizes, and how they relate to the overall theme of melancholy.
Special thanks to the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514, engraving (Minneapolis Institute of Art)

Пікірлер: 45

  • @jackolyte325
    @jackolyte3255 жыл бұрын

    Just got a tattoo of this whole piece to my arm, took 9 hours :)

  • @michelleburkholder2547

    @michelleburkholder2547

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good choice

  • @ernestoh429

    @ernestoh429

    4 жыл бұрын

    How much was it

  • @jackolyte325

    @jackolyte325

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ernestoh429 sorry 4 the late response, it was 250 dollars in todays money

  • @alejandropuente5233

    @alejandropuente5233

    3 жыл бұрын

    where can we see a picture of it?

  • @arthursspace4755

    @arthursspace4755

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow only $250?!? I'd be shocked to find an artist in Toronto with prices so low :0

  • @Sonic23rd
    @Sonic23rd5 жыл бұрын

    Durer is one of the greatest! Love to see this channel talking about him :)

  • @duranbailiff5337
    @duranbailiff53373 жыл бұрын

    Albrecht Durer is my all-time favorite artist- Gifted by God- for the benefit of humanity!

  • @giovanni_battaglia

    @giovanni_battaglia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Su c è dio e noe

  • @theQuickRundown
    @theQuickRundown3 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video! Just one correction: the geometric object is not an octahedron but a truncated triangular trapezohedron (quite a mouthful, i know!) One of my favourite pieces of art.

  • @michelleburkholder2547
    @michelleburkholder25474 жыл бұрын

    This is probably my most favorite work of art ever. So much to relate to. The Freemasons us carpentry tools in their symbols, but I think that's just a coincident.

  • @WicherBos
    @WicherBos5 жыл бұрын

    Thx for sharing, i enjoyed watching this!

  • @amritansh8659
    @amritansh86593 жыл бұрын

    At first i was just pertained to watching this for my uni project, but the more i read about it and dig futher in to the painting essay(s) of 'Melencolia I' i cannot stop myself but to wonder, wow, this truly is a great piece of art, might as well print it and hang it on my wall. thanks for sharing, have a good time ahead :)

  • @dr.omar.insights2000
    @dr.omar.insights20005 жыл бұрын

    Nice tour

  • @coorkie
    @coorkie2 жыл бұрын

    Ugh, gorgeous!

  • @somerandomname3124
    @somerandomname31245 жыл бұрын

    So in a sense it's a self portrait.

  • @pippofelipe6901

    @pippofelipe6901

    5 жыл бұрын

    i do believe it is an self portrait too, and even more (in terms of possibilities) which is great.

  • @jojobizadTRASH
    @jojobizadTRASH5 жыл бұрын

    Extremely informative compared to most videos

  • @phillipstroll7385

    @phillipstroll7385

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not really, it's all wrong

  • @dieu_et_maitre

    @dieu_et_maitre

    Жыл бұрын

    @@phillipstroll7385 how

  • @andrewmcgillivray1881
    @andrewmcgillivray18813 жыл бұрын

    the tool at the lower right, refered to as molder‘s form, is actually a wooden square that references to the edge of a board or timber.

  • @smarthistory-art-history

    @smarthistory-art-history

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean the straight edge, that's how we reference it at 2:49

  • @matthewmorgan6814
    @matthewmorgan68144 жыл бұрын

    Hearing Chef John's theme at the end really cheered me up

  • @smarthistory-art-history

    @smarthistory-art-history

    4 жыл бұрын

    For the record, I am pretty sure we started our videos and using this music before Chef John. So John, ahmmm... I think a dinner invitation is in order.

  • @carleyg1973
    @carleyg19735 жыл бұрын

    Would love to expand on the 34...

  • @Nivloc317
    @Nivloc317 Жыл бұрын

    What is the meaning of the partial clock face seen inverted as a arched ribbon above the Hour Glass? It seems to point to the time 12:19 or thereabouts.

  • @dustyrustymusty3577
    @dustyrustymusty35775 ай бұрын

    Oh my! I thought the magic square was a bingo card!

  • @jeb3402
    @jeb34023 жыл бұрын

    The magical square is mixed and mismatched to the typical Square of Saturn

  • @alejandropuente5233
    @alejandropuente52333 жыл бұрын

    Can someone tell me where can i read more about the levels of melancholy? please

  • @davidsharpness9990

    @davidsharpness9990

    Жыл бұрын

    Keat's ode...🙂

  • @Sasha0927
    @Sasha09275 ай бұрын

    Initial impression: isn't Dürer artsy Jesus? The guy who drew himself in a Christ-like portrait? lol. Next impression: LOL. Can relate to the "brooding angel" depicted here. My hand was on my cheek just like that when I started the video, so I felt caught. 😅 It's been quite a melancholic week for me, but I'm improving! Beyond that: this piece is absolutely stunning. I'm immediately blown away by the amount of detail and skill it must've taken to complete it. I was again taken aback by the incredible amount of symbolism and how it unexpectedly related to his experiences. A shooting star isn't quite so dreamy in this context, lol... This is rightly called a "summa" because it's given me so much to speculate about and consider in my own life. I hope I can see more of artsy Jesus soon.

  • @smarthistory-art-history

    @smarthistory-art-history

    5 ай бұрын

    Agreed, we need more Dürer (makes note to self).

  • @Sasha0927

    @Sasha0927

    5 ай бұрын

    @@smarthistory-art-history Yes! I'm very intrigued by artsy Jesus! lol. Can't wait to learn more and be dazzled again by his incredible work. 😄

  • @Pedro72740
    @Pedro727405 жыл бұрын

    Is it called Melancolia I , or Melancolia One? I've seen and heard both?

  • @sirknight4981

    @sirknight4981

    5 жыл бұрын

    I is the number one in Roman numerals.

  • @pmx1000_
    @pmx1000_4 жыл бұрын

    Gustave dore next

  • @MartinScharfe
    @MartinScharfe Жыл бұрын

    Look at the face of Melencolia. And look at his self-portraits. It's Albrecht himself.

  • @jhat2014
    @jhat20145 жыл бұрын

    What's a Smarthis Tory?

  • @pierdolio
    @pierdolio4 жыл бұрын

    I was hoping for an explanation and an interpretation.

  • @smarthistory-art-history

    @smarthistory-art-history

    4 жыл бұрын

    We can help with that also. Look here: smarthistory.org/albrecht-durer-melencolia/ and here: smarthistory.org/what-is-melencolia/

  • @kustomweb
    @kustomweb5 жыл бұрын

    Not an octahedron, looks like a truncated cube. Nerd I am.

  • @MX-op7nf

    @MX-op7nf

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nice catch, I never saw it that way.

  • @hdgofno

    @hdgofno

    5 жыл бұрын

    Actually it is not a truncuated cube. It is a truncuated rhombohedron. If you look closely you can see that the faces are not squares but rhombi/diamonds.