When the work there is virtually nothing to do and lack the will to write pages for the thesis must be found alternatives. My favorite is usually turn the pages of Wikipedia, jumping from page to page and from there to external links.
This morning, the chance would have me on some pages imbattessi extremely interesting, as a matter of historical characters and events that I'm "living" at first because of my reading these days, Q by Luther Blissett.
So browse and browse the virtual encyclopedia, between Munster and Mühlhausen, Müntzer between Thomas and Jan of Leyden.
But what most interested me was the entry for Albrecht Durer and his engraving Melancholia I.
"The artist, who well understood the medieval conception of Melancholy subject to the influence of the planet Saturn, placed in phylacteries, led by a bat, the word melancholy.
are two characters depicted: in the foreground, a large figure, winged female traits, which embodies the man in its true essence, that which his soul has. The face is dark, frowning. It seems to be focused on for a problem that can not solve. A geometric problem, since it is right in his hands a compass. The second figure is smaller, also with wings and sits on a grindstone. is active, engaged by the writing. Appears to have the answers to the missing companion. The mill is on which is an instrument to reduce its crude powder was more consistent with empirical testing, and so noble.
One might assume that the problem, subject to the undertaking of the two figures could be linked to the so-called "square of Jupiter," which is shown behind them: the figures added up in horizontal, vertical and oblique always give 34 (note how the 'artist's skill has allowed him to have, side by side, the numbers 15 and 14, so as to remember the year of completion of the incision).
the unresolved question would seem to indicate the difficulty of moving permanently from the state of melancholy saturnine more congenial to the state of joviality, that the planet Jupiter, which is responsible with his obvious influences, and which is manifested by the dawn that comes shining on the horizon. "
seems that persons who have written this description, though detailed description of the details, he forgot to refer to the Masonic symbolism.
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