Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Introduction Melancholia or melancholy (from Greek: melaina chole,[1] meaning black bile)[2] is...
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Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons There is a common perception assumes that demonic possession, witchcraft, and superstition...
‘ Frontispiece to the 6th edition of Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton (published under the pseudonym Democritus Junior)...
The cover of The Dark Side of Genius:The Melancholic Persona in Art,Ca.1500-1700 by Laurinda S. Dixon, featuring...