Congratulations to Granddad Frantz! Albrecht Durer, the semi famous German Renaissance man, is the author of this outstanding print. And the name of the engraving is in the upper left hand corner: Melencholia I (you may kick your selves now...:)
A couple of weekends ago Rheagan, Lucas, Heather (our neighbor), and I went in to Tokyo to peek at a couple of high-end art exhibits. I was very very impressed the Durer exhibit. This is the sort of stuff that is about 10 times better in person.
Here are a few interesting links: