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Engraving of a bearded alchemist in a turban at a cluttered workbench with a furnace, beside a woman with flowers in her hair, under the label IGNIS.

De vier elementen

An engraving labeled IGNIS shows a bearded alchemist in a turban seated at a cluttered workbench with retorts, a furnace, and bellows. A woman with flowers in her hair leans beside him, while a distant town and smoky sky stretch behind.

Artist
Crispijn van de Passe (I) (mentioned on object)
Date
1580-1588
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2747 × 2627 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1588.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Los cuatro elementos: Fuego (Ignis)

Un grabado con la inscripción IGNIS muestra a un alquimista barbudo con turbante, sentado ante una mesa de trabajo llena de retortas, un horno y fuelles. Junto a él, una mujer con flores en el cabello se inclina, y al fondo se extienden una ciudad lejana y un cielo con humo.

Português: Os quatro elementos: Fogo (Ignis)

Uma gravura com a inscrição IGNIS mostra um alquimista barbudo de turbante, sentado diante de uma mesa de trabalho repleta de retortas, um forno e foles. Ao lado dele, uma mulher com flores nos cabelos se inclina, e ao fundo se estendem uma cidade distante e um céu com fumaça.

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