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)

[@jackolyte325]

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

[@duranbailiff5337]

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

[@somerandomname3124]

So in a sense it's a self portrait.

[@michelleburkholder2547]

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.

[@Sonic23rd]

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

[@kustomweb]

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

[@MartinScharfe]

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

[@jeb3402]

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

[@andrewmcgillivray1881]

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.

[@dustyrustymusty3577]

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

[@theQuickRundown]

Wonderful video!

[@amritansh8659]

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 :)

[@WicherBos]

Thx for sharing, i enjoyed watching this!

[@dr.omar.insights2000]

Nice tour

[@coorkie]

Ugh, gorgeous!

[@matthewmorgan6814]

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

[@jojobizadTRASH]

Extremely informative compared to most videos

[@Sasha0927]

Initial impression: isn't Dürer artsy Jesus? The guy who drew himself in a Christ-like portrait? lol.

[@carleyg1973]

Would love to expand on the 34...

[@Nivloc317]

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