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Melancholy Collection

"Exploring the Depths of Melancholy

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital

Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital
The figures of melancholy and raving madness over the gateway into Bethlehem(Bedlam)Hospital. Statues by the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber Date: 1813

Background imageMelancholy Collection: A Mermaid. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)

A Mermaid. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
A Mermaid. Found in the collection of Royal Academy of Arts, London

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Portrait of John Donne, c. 1595 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of John Donne, c. 1595 (oil on canvas)
BAL3911 Portrait of John Donne, c.1595 (oil on canvas) by English School, (16th century); 77.1x62.5 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Melancholy, 1894-1895. Artist: Edvard Munch

Melancholy, 1894-1895. Artist: Edvard Munch
Melancholy, 1894-1895

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Melancholia

Melancholia

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Taking tea in the Harem. Creator: Ernst, Rudolf (1854-1932)

Taking tea in the Harem. Creator: Ernst, Rudolf (1854-1932)
Taking tea in the Harem. Private Collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Christ with Arms Folded, 1656-1661. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)

Christ with Arms Folded, 1656-1661. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
Christ with Arms Folded, 1656-1661. Found in the collection of The Hyde Collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)

Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438485 Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print) by Parsons, John R. (fl.1860s); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Laurence Olivier / Hamlet

Laurence Olivier / Hamlet
(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen in the role of Hamlet (1948)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Cafe table with absinth, 1887. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)

Cafe table with absinth, 1887. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)
Cafe table with absinth, 1887. Found in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print)

Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438475 Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-92)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)

Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438480 Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print) by Parsons, John R. (fl.1860s); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Melencolia I

Melencolia I. Print shows a winged woman representing melancholy in the sense of an artists spiritual self-portrait. She is surrounded by many symbolic figures and objects

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Poe / Poem / The Raven / C19Th

Poe / Poem / The Raven / C19Th
Quoth the raven, Nevermore

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Robert Burton

Robert Burton
ROBERT BURTON (1577-1640) English clergyman and author who wrote The Anatomy of Melancholy under the pseudonym of Democritus Junior in 1621

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)

Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438486 Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print) by Parsons, John R. (fl.1860s); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Poe / Poem / The Raven / C19Th

Poe / Poem / The Raven / C19Th
The dazed & melancholy man believes the raven will leave him, as his " hopes have flown before."

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) (colour litho)

Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) (colour litho)
CP9937 Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) (colour litho) by Hardy, E.S. (19th century); Private Collection; eLady Inglewood; English, out of copyright

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Melencolia I (copy), 1602. Creator: Jan Wierix

Melencolia I (copy), 1602. Creator: Jan Wierix
Melencolia I (copy), 1602. After Albrecht Durer

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel)

The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel)
LAF470816 The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel) by Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444); 36x28 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Interior (Lady with a Hat), 1891 (oil on canvas)

Interior (Lady with a Hat), 1891 (oil on canvas)
3601154 Interior (Lady with a Hat), 1891 (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 90.7x57.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas)

The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas)
823533 The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921); 303x505 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Tiff, c. 1902 (oil on canvas)

The Tiff, c. 1902 (oil on canvas)
996050 The Tiff, c.1902 (oil on canvas) by Carlyle, Florence (1864-1923); 183.8x134.6 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas)

Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas)
985100 Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); 145.1x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell. Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816-1868). Oil on canvas

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Reverie - The Letter, 1870s (oil on panel)

Reverie - The Letter, 1870s (oil on panel)
CLK339881 Reverie - The Letter, 1870s (oil on panel) by Madrazo y Garreta, Raimundo de (1841-1920); 67.5x48.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Spanish

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Dame Margot Fontaine ballet dancing with Rudolph Nureyev

Dame Margot Fontaine ballet dancing with Rudolph Nureyev

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Mi Prima Candica con mantilla, c. 1913. Creator: Zuloaga y Zabaleto, Ignacio (1870-1945)

Mi Prima Candica con mantilla, c. 1913. Creator: Zuloaga y Zabaleto, Ignacio (1870-1945)
Mi Prima Candica con mantilla, c. 1913. Found in the Collection of Museo de Bellas Artes Gravina, Alicante

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Terrasse a Sainte-Adresse, 1866-1867. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Terrasse a Sainte-Adresse, 1866-1867. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Terrasse a Sainte-Adresse, 1866-1867. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Winter (From the series The Four Seasons), c. 1644. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)

Winter (From the series The Four Seasons), c. 1644. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
Winter (From the series The Four Seasons), c. 1644. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheet

Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheet
A caricatured Hamlet, probably based on Sir Henry Irving, on a music sheet entitled Hamlet Ye Dane, A Ghost Story, with music by J B Lawreen

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Saint Mary Magdalene penitent, 1625-27 (oil on canvas)

Saint Mary Magdalene penitent, 1625-27 (oil on canvas)
7062918 Saint Mary Magdalene penitent, 1625-27 (oil on canvas) by Cagnacci, Guido (1601-63); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Alice Butt, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)

Alice Butt, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
7296588 Alice Butt, c. 1895 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 51.7 x 38.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Background imageMelancholy Collection: 103-0079519 / 1 Nude Woman

103-0079519 / 1 Nude Woman
IND58754 103-0079519/1 Nude Woman by Casas i Carbo, Ramon (1866-1932); Museo del Cau Ferrat, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain; Index Fototeca

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho)

Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho)
7172504 Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ the Comforter)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: A Mediterranean Beauty, (oil on canvas)

A Mediterranean Beauty, (oil on canvas)
1197464 A Mediterranean Beauty, (oil on canvas) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); 57.8x44.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Angel on the Roof (pen & blue ink with w / c on paper)

Angel on the Roof (pen & blue ink with w / c on paper)
Ma360525 Angel on the Roof (pen & blue ink with w/c on paper) by Doyle, Charles Altamont (1832-93); 23.4x15.8 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca; English, out of copyright

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Figures over the Gateway of Bethlehem Hospital, engraved by A

Figures over the Gateway of Bethlehem Hospital, engraved by A
XJF465153 Figures over the Gateway of Bethlehem Hospital, engraved by A. Birrell for Lamberts History of London, 1805 (engraving) by English School

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Rochers de Guernesey avec personnages (Plage aGuernesey), 1883

Rochers de Guernesey avec personnages (Plage aGuernesey), 1883
Rochers de Guernesey avec personnages (Plage a Guernesey), 1883. Private Collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Odalisque. Artist: Ballesio, Francesco (1860-1923)

Odalisque. Artist: Ballesio, Francesco (1860-1923)
Odalisque. Private Collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Autumn, 1905. Artist: Stolitsa, Evgeni Ivanovich (1870-1929)

Autumn, 1905. Artist: Stolitsa, Evgeni Ivanovich (1870-1929)
Autumn, 1905. Found in the collection of the Regional K. Savitsky Art Gallery, Pensa

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Prayer of the Spinner, 1645. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)

The Prayer of the Spinner, 1645. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)
The Prayer of the Spinner, 1645. Found in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Autumn, 1930. Artist: Zhukovsky, Stanislav Yulianovich (1873-1944)

Autumn, 1930. Artist: Zhukovsky, Stanislav Yulianovich (1873-1944)
Autumn, 1930. From a private collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Engraved title page

Engraved title page. From: The anatomy of melancholy. Date: 1632

Background imageMelancholy Collection: 'Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus

"Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
FIA5365171 " Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus by Gay, Nikolai Nikolajevitch (1831-94); Belorussian National Gallery, Minsk

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt, (oil on canvas)

Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt, (oil on canvas)
652939 Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt, (oil on canvas) by Rohlfs, Christian (1849-1938); 80x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Briar tea with autumn swirl

Briar tea with autumn swirl
Dina Belenko

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Bacchus and Ariadne, 17th century (painting)

Bacchus and Ariadne, 17th century (painting)
7352774 Bacchus and Ariadne, 17th century (painting) by Fiasella, Domenico Il Sarzana (1589-1669) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Domenico Fiasella (1589-1669)); Luisa Ricciarini

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board)

The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board)
658764 The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board) by Becker, Jakob (1810-40); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farewell. Jakob Becker (1810-1872). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1842

Background imageMelancholy Collection: John Thaw, actor, pictured at home in December 1986

John Thaw, actor, pictured at home in December 1986

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Old woman and boy with candles, c. 1616-1617. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)

Old woman and boy with candles, c. 1616-1617. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Old woman and boy with candles, c. 1616-1617. Found in the collection of The Mauritshuis, The Hague

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Towards the Evening, 1913. Creator: Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917)

Towards the Evening, 1913. Creator: Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917)
Towards the Evening, 1913. Found in the collection of Ateneum, Helsinki

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Mermaid, 1847. Creator: Jerichau-Baumann, Elisabeth (1819-1881)

Mermaid, 1847. Creator: Jerichau-Baumann, Elisabeth (1819-1881)
Mermaid, 1847. Private Collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough

The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Unfinished portrait of the artist Thomas Gainsboroughs daughters Mary (1750-1826) and Margaret (c1751-1820)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Mermaids, 1871. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)

Mermaids, 1871. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)
Mermaids, 1871. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Clowns with happy and sad faces (chromolitho)

Clowns with happy and sad faces (chromolitho)
5996085 Clowns with happy and sad faces (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clowns with happy and sad faces)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Farmer looking regretful after killing a swan (chromolitho)

Farmer looking regretful after killing a swan (chromolitho)
6030640 Farmer looking regretful after killing a swan (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Unfortunate news, 1882 (oil on canvas)

Unfortunate news, 1882 (oil on canvas)
8620201 Unfortunate news, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Scherer, Giorgio (1831-96); Stuard gallery, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Infausta notizia, 1882, Giorgio Scherer, oil on canvas, Stuard gallery, Parma)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Sorrow (marble)

Sorrow (marble)
XIR223801 Sorrow (marble) by Vasse, Louis Claude (1716-72); 119x90x31 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: from the tomb of Paul-Esprit Feydeau de Brou;)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Galatea, 1896. Creator: Gustave Moreau

Galatea, 1896. Creator: Gustave Moreau
Galatea, 1896. From the myth of Polyphemus and Galathea. The scene recreates the theme of beauty and the beast, a symbol of woman as the embodiment of a beauty that is beyond man's reach

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Fall, 1877. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Fall, 1877. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Fall, 1877

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Young Woman In A Pink Skirt, c1845-50. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Young Woman In A Pink Skirt, c1845-50. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Young Woman In A Pink Skirt, c1845-50

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Melencolia I, 1514. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Melencolia I, 1514. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Melencolia I, 1514. The standard interpretation highlights the depressive or melancholy state of the human condition, and explains the many important symbols in the print accordingly

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Woman With A Vase Of Flowers, c1903. Creator: Odilon Redon

Woman With A Vase Of Flowers, c1903. Creator: Odilon Redon
Woman With A Vase Of Flowers, c1903

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912

Background imageMelancholy Collection: 'For the Last Time', by Miss E. Osborn, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas

"For the Last Time", by Miss E. Osborn, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"For the Last Time", by Miss E. Osborn, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1864. Engraving of a painting. Question after question involuntarily arises in the mind as we look at these fair

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness
Miguel Bruzual

Background imageMelancholy Collection: a ballerina in tutu, jacket and boots climbed on the air conditioner and poses against the sky

a ballerina in tutu, jacket and boots climbed on the air conditioner and poses against the sky
Alexandr

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Ballerina

Ballerina
Miroslaw Prybinski

Background imageMelancholy Collection: A little line from your Valentine will turn it upside down (colour litho)

A little line from your Valentine will turn it upside down (colour litho)
8656777 A little line from your Valentine will turn it upside down (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: If your face is doleful and inclined to frown)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Lost an individual, tangible and real (colour litho)

Lost an individual, tangible and real (colour litho)
8656740 Lost an individual, tangible and real (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lost)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Lamentation over the body of Christ, 1640 (oil on canvas)

Lamentation over the body of Christ, 1640 (oil on canvas)
8678361 Lamentation over the body of Christ, 1640 (oil on canvas) by Ferrari, Orazio de (1606-57); 267x168 cm; Church of S

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Weeping Bacchus and Ariadn, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)

Weeping Bacchus and Ariadn, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683558 Weeping Bacchus and Ariadn, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas)

The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas)
7295283 The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Portman, Christiaan Julius Lodewyck (1799-1867); 99x133.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Sadness of the Old Emperor, 19th century (engraving)

The Sadness of the Old Emperor, 19th century (engraving)
5944339 The Sadness of the Old Emperor, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sadness of the Old Emperor)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Bashful couple, historical illustration, ca. 1893

Bashful couple, historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413818 Bashful couple, historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The death of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the time of victory

The death of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the time of victory
MMM5481869 The death of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the time of victory by Gillray, James (1757-1815); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMelancholy Collection: The Four Temperaments

The Four Temperaments
5310124 The Four Temperaments; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting the Four Temperaments: Choleric (with lion), Sanguine (with ape), Phlegmatic (with sheep), and Melancholy (with hog)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Indian with Drum, (oil on canvas)

Indian with Drum, (oil on canvas)
985105 Indian with Drum, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 40.7x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian with Drum. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving)

Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving)
8635865 Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don't Cry, Mamma)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Cupid baffled (coloured photo)

Cupid baffled (coloured photo)
8656391 Cupid baffled (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cupid baffled. Unhappy couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Active service (colour litho)

Active service (colour litho)
8655794 Active service (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Active service. Young woman knitting for her lover who is away on military service)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving)

Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving)
8635095 Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the ancient Theban general and statesman Epaminondas, 362 BC)

Background imageMelancholy Collection: Penelope mourning with her ladies-in-waiting (engraving)

Penelope mourning with her ladies-in-waiting (engraving)
8634993 Penelope mourning with her ladies-in-waiting (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penelope mourning with her ladies-in-waiting)



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"Exploring the Depths of Melancholy: A Captivating Journey Through Art and Literature" Immerse yourself in the haunting beauty with these captivating artworks and literary references. From John William Waterhouse's enchanting portrayal of a mermaid lost in her own sorrow to Edvard Munch's evocative depiction of inner turmoil in "Melancholy, " each piece invites us to delve into the depths of our emotions. Vincent van Gogh's "Cafe table with absinth" transports us to a dimly lit corner where solitude and contemplation reign, while Rembrandt van Rhijn's "Christ with Arms Folded" captures the weighty burden that melancholia can bear upon even divine figures. Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Maud, " illustrated beautifully by an albumen print, echoes the somber tones found within these works. The enigmatic figure portrayed in Albrecht Dürer's iconic engraving, "Melencolia I, " embodies both genius and despair, reminding us that melancholy often accompanies great creativity. Edgar Allan Poe further explores this theme through his timeless poem, "The Raven, " which delves into the depths of grief and loss. Jane Morris becomes a muse for Dante Gabriel Rossetti as she poses for his lens not once but twice, capturing her ethereal beauty amidst an air of introspection. Meanwhile, Robert Burton delves deep into the human psyche in his renowned work on melancholia. As we gaze upon John Donne’s portrait from centuries ago or lose ourselves in these masterpieces' intricate details, let us embrace melancholy not as mere sadness but as a profound state that allows for self-reflection and artistic expression. These works serve as reminders that within darkness lies immense beauty waiting to be discovered – if only we dare to look closer.

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