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Engraved book page with a woman in a flowing cloak and a man holding a lantern on a path, 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 emblem page showing a woman in a flowing cloak and a man with a lantern walking along a rocky path toward a glowing sky. A woman in a flowing cloak leads a traveler who carries a lantern, while a hooded figure and a dog or animal walk the trail. Printed text above and below gives the Latin epigram.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2830 × 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 XLII de Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier

Página grabada de un libro de emblemas con una mujer de capa ondulante y un hombre con una linterna caminando por un sendero rocoso hacia un cielo luminoso. Arriba y abajo aparece el texto latino del epigrama en impresión densa. La composición es lineal y clara.

Português: Emblema XLII de Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier

Página gravada de um livro de emblemas com uma mulher de manto esvoaçante e um homem com lanterna caminhando por um caminho rochoso em direção a um céu luminoso. Acima e abaixo aparece o texto latino do epigrama em impressão densa. A composição é linear e clara.

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