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Engraving of a crowned bearded figure with an eagle on each arm, standing on rocks by a lake, 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 showing a bearded, crowned male figure in a loose robe standing on rocky ground, with an eagle perched on each raised arm. Behind him lie a lake, hills, and small trees under a cloudy sky. Above the image is a Latin motto, and below is a printed epigram in columns of text.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2882 × 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 XLVI: Júpiter entre dos águilas, de Atalanta Fugiens

Un emblema grabado que muestra a una figura masculina barbada y coronada, con túnica holgada, de pie sobre terreno rocoso, con un águila posada en cada brazo extendido. Detrás se ven un lago, colinas y pequeños árboles bajo un cielo nublado. Arriba hay un lema en latín y abajo un epigrama impreso en columnas.

Português: Emblema XLVI: Júpiter entre duas águias, de Atalanta Fugiens

Um emblema gravado que mostra uma figura masculina barbada e coroada, com manto solto, de pé sobre terreno rochoso, com uma águia pousada em cada braço erguido. Ao fundo há um lago, colinas e pequenas árvores sob um céu nublado. Acima há um lema em latim e abaixo um epigrama impresso em colunas.

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