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Black and white engraving of four figures gathered around a skull-shaped vessel in a rocky landscape, with Latin text above and 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.

An engraved alchemical emblem showing four figures around a large skull-like vessel on a table, one bearing a sealed container. A rocky landscape fills the background beneath a cloudy sky, with Latin text printed above and below the plate. The book's pages frame the engraving in black and white.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2984 × 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 XLIX de Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier, 1618

Un emblema alquímico grabado que muestra cuatro figuras alrededor de un gran recipiente con forma de calavera sobre una mesa, una de ellas sosteniendo un contenedor cerrado. Un paisaje rocoso llena el fondo bajo un cielo nublado, con texto latino impreso encima y debajo de la lámina.

Português: Emblema XLIX de Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier, 1618

Um emblema alquímico gravado mostra quatro figuras ao redor de um grande recipiente em forma de caveira sobre uma mesa, uma delas segurando um recipiente fechado. Uma paisagem rochosa ocupa o fundo sob um céu nublado, com texto em latim impresso acima e abaixo da gravura.

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