Peeking Under the Covers

Near the end of Part 3 of Chapter 2, Suzy's makes the following remark: “Maman, what is that? The face immediately makes me think of  Dürer's Melancholia  which I love so much. Who painted this?” Here, we see that Suzy brings up a very specific piece of artwork, one that happens to be an engraving. Feel free to follow the link to see where I pulled this image from, but I'll give a little background on this specific engraving and a little info on old master prints in general. Albrecht Dürer's Melancholia I , 1514 This specific engraving is titled  Melancholia I  and was created by  Albrecht Dürer in 1514. It is considered a piece from the German Renaissance (15th and 16th centuries) and is one of the most well-known of the "old master prints." Master prints are considered works of art produced by a printing process in the Western tradition. These types of prints grew rapidly from the 15th century and were created over a period of 600 years, ending in the 18th a...