A Lofty Melancholia - Ink on Paper evening At the foundation of existence

At the foundation of existence lies Vormund

the understanding of melancholia shifted to a religious perspective

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while the first threads of change weave unseen through the air

and full of memory

A Lofty Melancholia - Ink on Paper evening At the foundation of existence"A Lofty Melancholia" 18" x 12" Original Ink on Paper Melancholia or melancholy is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions. Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Until the 18th century, doctors and other scholars classified melancholic