06-15-2026, 10:02 AM
"Il documento “La Melencolia di Dùrer e l’alchimia” di Laura Testa offre un’analisi approfondita dell’incisione “Melencolia I” di Albrecht Dürer, realizzata nel 1514, concentrandosi sulle sue interpretazioni alchemiche. Mentre molti studi seguono la lettura iconologica di Panofsky del 1923, che vede l’opera attraverso la lente della teoria umorale medievale e dell’umanesimo rinascimentale, Testa esplora l’allegoria alchemica proposta da Calvesi, che inquadra l’incisione come una rappresentazione del primo stadio del processo alchemico, noto come “nigredo”."
"Laura Testa’s paper ‘Dürer’s Melencolia and Alchemy’ offers an in-depth analysis of Albrecht Dürer’s engraving ‘Melencolia I’, created in 1514, focusing on its alchemical interpretations. Whilst many studies follow Panofsky’s 1923 iconological interpretation, which views the work through the lens of medieval humoral theory and Renaissance humanism, Testa explores the alchemical allegory proposed by Calvesi, who frames the engraving as a representation of the first stage of the alchemical process, known as ‘nigredo’."
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https://www.storiadellarterivista.it/la-...lalchimia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I
"Laura Testa’s paper ‘Dürer’s Melencolia and Alchemy’ offers an in-depth analysis of Albrecht Dürer’s engraving ‘Melencolia I’, created in 1514, focusing on its alchemical interpretations. Whilst many studies follow Panofsky’s 1923 iconological interpretation, which views the work through the lens of medieval humoral theory and Renaissance humanism, Testa explores the alchemical allegory proposed by Calvesi, who frames the engraving as a representation of the first stage of the alchemical process, known as ‘nigredo’."
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
https://www.storiadellarterivista.it/la-...lalchimia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I