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Etching titled Fons Vitae: a bearded prophet points to a cross-like post with a bird on a pedestal, beside winged creatures and figures in a rocky landscape.

A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of life'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

An etched emblem print titled FONS VITAE shows a bearded prophet in a long robe holding an open book and pointing toward a pedestal topped by a cross-like post with a bird perched on it. Winged creatures, a seated figure, and tumbling people fill the foreground and right side in dense, fine line work.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3411 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Fons Vitae: profeta señalando una cruz, grabado emblemático

Un grabado de emblema titulado FONS VITAE muestra a un profeta barbudo con túnica larga, sosteniendo un libro abierto y señalando hacia un pedestal coronado por un poste en forma de cruz con un ave posada encima. Figuras aladas, una persona sentada y otras en el suelo llenan el primer plano y la derecha, con trazos finos y densos.

Português: Fons Vitae: profeta apontando para uma cruz, gravura emblemática

Uma gravura emblemática intitulada FONS VITAE mostra um profeta barbudo de manto longo, segurando um livro aberto e apontando para um pedestal coroado por uma haste em forma de cruz, com um pássaro pousado em cima. Criaturas aladas, uma figura sentada e outras pessoas caídas ocupam o primeiro plano e a direita, em traços finos e densos.

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