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Engraved emblem of an alchemist tending a furnace in a workshop, with a window view of a church and a Latin epigram printed 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 bearded alchemist in a hat and long coat tending a furnace with a long-handled tool, flames rising at left. A small bowl sits on a stone block, and through a window at right a dog-like creature sits near a tiled floor and a distant church. Below, a Latin epigram is set in print.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2878 × 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 XVIII: alquimista junto a un horno, de Atalanta Fugiens

Una lámina grabada de emblema muestra a un alquimista barbado, con sombrero y abrigo largo, atendiendo un horno con una herramienta de mango largo y llamas a la izquierda. Un cuenco descansa sobre un bloque de piedra y, por una ventana a la derecha, se ven una iglesia lejana y un animal sentado.

Português: Emblema XVIII: alquimista junto a um forno, de Atalanta Fugiens

Uma gravura de emblema mostra um alquimista barbado, de chapéu e casaco longo, cuidando de um forno com uma ferramenta de cabo longo, com chamas à esquerda. Uma tigela repousa sobre um bloco de pedra e, por uma janela à direita, veem-se uma igreja distante e um animal sentado.

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