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Bearded man bathing in a blue vat over a fire, a white dove above, and a kneeling attendant tending the flame in an arched hall.

Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.

A bearded man bathes in a round blue-lined vat set over a fire, while a white dove hovers above him. A kneeling attendant in blue and red tends the flame beside a glass flask, within an arched Renaissance-style hall with a checkered floor and columns.

Artist
Ibbs, Edith A.
Date
1900-1909
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2639 × 4000 px
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Español: Eson rejuvenecido en una tina hirviente, elixir de la vida

Un hombre barbado se baña en una tina redonda de color azul sobre un fuego, mientras una paloma blanca revolotea sobre él. Un ayudante arrodillado, vestido de azul y rojo, atiende la llama junto a un matraz de vidrio, dentro de un salón arqueado de estilo renacentista con suelo de cuadros y columnas.

Português: Éson rejuvenescido em tina fervente, elixir da vida

Um homem barbudo banha-se em uma tina redonda de cor azulada sobre um fogo, enquanto uma pomba branca paira acima dele. Um auxiliar ajoelhado, vestido de azul e vermelho, cuida da chama ao lado de um frasco de vidro, dentro de um salão em arcos de estilo renascentista com piso xadrez e colunas.

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