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Engraved emblem from a book: a crowned king accepts a cup from a servant in a columned room, a sick man lies in bed behind them, and printed Latin text fills the page below.

Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oculis & intellectui, figuris cupro incisis, adjectisqúe sententiis, epigrammatis & notis, partim auribus & recreationi animi plus minus 50 fugis musicalibus trium vocum, quarum duÆ ad unam simplicem melodiam distichis canendis peraptam, correspondeant ... / authore Michaele Majero.

Black-and-white engraving on a printed book page with Latin heading and motto: a crowned king on the right accepts a cup from a cloaked servant, while a bedridden man is tended in a columned chamber at left. A ewer stands in the foreground, and an epigram in printed type fills the lower half.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2910 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1618.
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: Atalanta fugiens, emblema XLVIII: rey y enfermo

Grabado en blanco y negro sobre una página de libro impreso, con encabezado y lema en latín: a la derecha, un rey coronado recibe una copa de un sirviente con capa, mientras a la izquierda un hombre postrado en cama es atendido en una sala con columnas. Una jarra aparece en primer plano, y un epigrama en tipografía impresa ocupa la mitad inferior.

Português: Atalanta fugiens, emblema XLVIII: rei e doente

Gravura em preto e branco em uma página de livro impresso, com cabeçalho e lema em latim: à direita, um rei coroado recebe uma taça de um servo de capa, enquanto à esquerda um homem acamado é atendido em uma sala com colunas. Um jarro aparece em primeiro plano, e um epigrama em tipos impressos ocupa a metade inferior.

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