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Engraved emblem of an alchemist's workshop with a bent man at a furnace and a standing woman in a cloak.

Emblemata Saecularia, 1596

An engraved emblem plate shows an alchemist's cluttered workshop under a timbered roof, where a bent figure tends a furnace while a standing woman in a long cloak watches. A village street appears in the distance at right.

Artist
Johann Theodor de Bry
Date
1596
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3948 × 3918 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1596.
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: Taller de alquimista con mujer de pie, lámina de emblemas, 1596

Un grabado en forma de emblema muestra el taller abarrotado de un alquimista bajo un techo de vigas, donde una figura inclinada atiende un horno mientras una mujer de pie, con una capa larga, observa. Al fondo, a la derecha, se ve una calle de un pueblo.

Português: Oficina de alquimista com mulher em pé, prancha de emblemas, 1596

Uma gravura em forma de emblema mostra a oficina abarrotada de um alquimista sob um teto de vigas, onde uma figura curvada cuida de uma fornalha enquanto uma mulher em pé, com capa longa, observa. Ao fundo, à direita, aparece uma rua de vilarejo.

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