+-------------+ --------------------------------------------------- | 16 3 2 13 | The 23 magic "34 sums" | 5 10 11 8 | of Albrecht Dürer's magic square will emerge | 9 6 7 12 | by applying appropriate masks with 4 holes: | 4 15 14 1 | 4 + 4 + 2 + 4 + (1 + 1 + 1) + 2 + 4 = 23 +-------------+ --------------------------------------------------- 4 rows: +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | 16 3 2 13 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 5 10 11 8 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 9 6 7 12 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 4 15 14 1 | +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ 4 columns: +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | 16 . . . | | . 3 . . | | . . 2 . | | . . . 13 | | 5 . . . | | . 10 . . | | . . 11 . | | . . . 8 | | 9 . . . | | . 6 . . | | . . 7 . | | . . . 12 | | 4 . . . | | . 15 . . | | . . 14 . | | . . . 1 | +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ 2 diagonals: +-------------+ +-------------+ | 16 . . . | | . . . 13 | | . 10 . . | | . . 11 . | | . . 7 . | | . 6 . . | | . . . 1 | | 4 . . . | +-------------+ +-------------+ 4 corner squares: +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | 16 3 . . | | . . 2 13 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 5 10 . . | | . . 11 8 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 9 6 . . | | . . 7 12 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 4 15 . . | | . . 14 1 | +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ (1+1+1): central square & a (hollow) square & "1514" + opposing fields: +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | . . . . | | 16 . . 13 | | . 3 2 . | | . 10 11 . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . 6 7 . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 4 . . 1 | | . 15 14 . | +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ 2 twisted squares: +-------------+ +-------------+ | . 3 . . | | . . 2 . | | . . . 8 | | 5 . . . | | 9 . . . | | . . . 12 | | . . 14 . | | . 15 . . | +-------------+ +-------------+ 4 kites: +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | . 3 . . | | . . 2 . | | . 3 . . | | . . 2 . | | 5 . 11 . | | . 10 . 8 | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | . . . . | | 9 . 7 . | | . 6 . 12 | | . 15 . . | | . . 14 . | | . 15 . . | | . . 14 . | +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ reinhard.zumkeller@gmail.com, Jun 20 2013