Albrecht
Dürer
And his Magic
Square
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)is considered to be a famous German
artist
In 1514 he produced and engaving entitled "melancolie“ in which his
Magic Square, the first in Europe, was shown.
The title of this work was intending to show the 4 temperamental
elements named "sanguine", "choleric", "melancholic" and "phlegmatic"
after the bodily humors).
Each was the result of an excess of one of the humors that
produced, in turn, the imbalance in paired qualities
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In his engraving
“Melancolie”,
Albrecht Dürer
placed his
arithmetical
magic square.
You can see it on
the right side of
the wall.
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
Close up of panel.
But what is magical
About it ?
The Number 34 !
This is the sum of the
numbers of each field on
the square.
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
The sum of each horizontal line is 34 !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
Each column totals 34 !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
The 4 corners add up to 34 !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
If you select the squares (leaving
2 blanks between the each
square) in a clockwise direction
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
Try it again in the same manner
and it‘s always 34
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
The central squares add up to 34 !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
And these, 34 !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
As well as the diagonals . . .
GREAT !
Dürer was
very proud to
have created
the square.
¡¡¡Well there was no televison then !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
Carry on like this: 34 !
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
Lastly, the two
middle centre
at the base of
the square give
the date the
square was
invented (1514).

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    Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)isconsidered to be a famous German artist In 1514 he produced and engaving entitled "melancolie“ in which his Magic Square, the first in Europe, was shown. The title of this work was intending to show the 4 temperamental elements named "sanguine", "choleric", "melancholic" and "phlegmatic" after the bodily humors). Each was the result of an excess of one of the humors that produced, in turn, the imbalance in paired qualities Click to continue
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    In his engraving “Melancolie”, AlbrechtDürer placed his arithmetical magic square. You can see it on the right side of the wall.
  • 4.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 Close up of panel. But what is magical About it ? The Number 34 ! This is the sum of the numbers of each field on the square.
  • 5.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 The sum of each horizontal line is 34 !
  • 6.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 Each column totals 34 !
  • 7.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 The 4 corners add up to 34 !
  • 8.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 If you select the squares (leaving 2 blanks between the each square) in a clockwise direction
  • 9.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 Try it again in the same manner and it‘s always 34
  • 10.
    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 The central squares add up to 34 !
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    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 And these, 34 ! 16 3 2 13 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1
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    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 16 3 2 13 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 As well as the diagonals . . .
  • 13.
    GREAT ! Dürer was veryproud to have created the square. ¡¡¡Well there was no televison then !
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    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 16 3 2 13 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 Carry on like this: 34 !
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    16 3 213 5 10 11 8 9 6 7 12 4 15 14 1 Lastly, the two middle centre at the base of the square give the date the square was invented (1514).