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Engraved emblem: a man in a broad hat dips a long rod into a river beside a stone bridge, with a hillside town and a sunburst above.

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.

An engraved emblem plate shows a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and fitted coat leaning from a rocky bank to lower a long rod into a river. Beneath him, branching coral-like growths rise from the water, while a stone bridge, a tower-lined hillside and a sunburst through clouds fill the background. Above the scene is a Latin motto, and below it a Latin epigram is printed in text.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2713 × 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: Emblema XXXII: coral que crece bajo el agua, de Atalanta Fugiens

Una lámina grabada de emblema muestra a un hombre barbado con sombrero de ala ancha y casaca ajustada que se inclina desde una orilla rocosa para bajar una vara larga al río. Bajo él, formaciones ramificadas semejantes al coral emergen del agua, mientras un puente de piedra, una colina con torres y un sol entre nubes llenan el fondo. Arriba aparece un lema en latín y, abajo, un epigrama en latín impreso.

Português: Emblema XXXII: coral crescendo debaixo d'água, de Atalanta Fugiens

Uma gravura de emblema mostra um homem barbudo, de chapéu de aba larga e casaco ajustado, inclinado sobre uma margem rochosa para baixar uma vara longa na água de um rio. Abaixo dele, formações ramificadas semelhantes a coral surgem da água, enquanto uma ponte de pedra, uma colina com torres e um sol entre nuvens preenchem o fundo. Acima há um lema em latim e, abaixo, um epigrama em latim impresso.

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