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Black and white engraving of a river landscape with a walled town on a hill, figures on rocks, and a Latin emblem 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.

An engraved emblem plate showing a hilly landscape with a walled town, a river with boats, and a rocky foreground where small figures stand near scattered stones and a cloud-like form above. Printed page with Latin heading, motto and epigram text beneath, set in a black-and-white book illustration.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2866 × 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 XXXVI de Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier, 1618

Lámina grabada de un emblema que muestra un paisaje con colinas, una ciudad amurallada, un río con barcas y, en primer plano rocoso, pequeñas figuras junto a piedras dispersas y una forma parecida a una nube. Debajo, texto latino de lema y epigrama.

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

Gravura de emblema que mostra uma paisagem com colinas, uma cidade murada, um rio com barcos e, em primeiro plano rochoso, pequenas figuras junto a pedras espalhadas e uma forma semelhante a uma nuvem. Abaixo, texto latino com lema e epigrama.

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