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Art collector Elizabeth Garner believes she's found hidden messages in 

's engravings and woodcuts. Messages that have been overlooked by centuries of art historians.

"Melencolia" is riddled with clues. Elizabeth Garner says Durer believed in hiding things in plain sight. The magic square in the top-right corner is not something to be solved as much as it is a clue that the entire picture is a puzzle. Image courtesy MAGJECKL Collection, Elizabeth Maxwell-Garner

43 of Durer's prints, belonging to Garner, are now on display at the 

on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.

, who says she became fascinated with Durer after studying and copying one of his works in an art class.

Garner will lecture on her theories at Gustavus on Sunday afternoon. She'll then lead a gallery tour at the Hillstrom on Monday evening.

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A collector of his prints says she's found allusions to centuries-old scandals hidden in his detailed engravings.

Did Albrecht Durer leave secret messages in his art?

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