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Engraving of a nude woman and an armoured knight with sword and shield beside a large fire, with a town in the background and Latin text 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 shows a nude woman with raised arm and a helmeted armoured knight with a sword and shield standing before a large fire with billowing smoke. A walled town and bridge appear in the distant landscape. Above is a printed motto, and a Latin epigram sits below the image.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2904 × 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 XX: fuego y guerrero armado de Atalanta Fugiens

Una lámina grabada muestra a una mujer desnuda con el brazo en alto y a un caballero armado, con casco, espada y escudo, de pie frente a una gran hoguera con humo ondulante. Al fondo se ven una ciudad amurallada y un puente. Arriba aparece un lema impreso y debajo un epigrama en latín.

Português: Emblema XX: fogo e guerreiro armado de Atalanta Fugiens

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher nua com o braço erguido e um cavaleiro armado, de elmo, espada e escudo, diante de uma grande fogueira com fumaça ondulante. Ao fundo aparecem uma cidade murada e uma ponte. Acima há um lema impresso e, abaixo, um epigrama em latim.

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