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Engraved emblem plate: a bearded man reclines beside an eagle while a figure tends a furnace; a distant landscape with small figures and a tent.

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 bearded man reclining on a stone ledge while a younger figure in a tunic works at a furnace on the left, and an eagle perches beside him. In the background, a sky with a figure and a distant group of reclining nude figures by a tent suggests a landscape scene. Printed text above and below frames the image.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2900 × 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 XXIII de Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier, 1618

Una lámina grabada muestra a un hombre barbudo recostado sobre una repisa de piedra, mientras una figura más joven con túnica trabaja en un horno a la izquierda, y un águila se posa junto a él. Al fondo, un cielo con una figura y un grupo lejano de figuras desnudas reclinadas junto a una tienda. Texto impreso enmarca la imagen.

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

Uma gravura de emblema mostra um homem barbudo recostado sobre uma saliência de pedra, enquanto uma figura mais jovem, de túnica, trabalha em uma fornalha à esquerda, e uma águia pousa ao seu lado. Ao fundo, um céu com uma figura e um grupo distante de figuras nuas reclinadas junto a uma tenda. Texto impresso emoldura a imagem.

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