Durer's Melencolia I: How Math and Art can heal

The video explores Albrecht Dürer's 'Melancholia 1', focusing on the historical concept of melancholia, rooted in the humoral theory from ancient Greece. This theory posited that human health depended on the balance of four bodily fluids or humors. The video links melancholia to scholars and poets, and discusses its association with astrology, where the universe's structure mirrors the human body. The print is seen as a talisman against melancholia, with elements like a magic square designed to attract Jupiter's healing energies. The video concludes with a nod to future content.

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