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Painted manuscript page showing a chariot pulled by antlered stags over clouds, above two flaming alchemical furnaces with glass vessels.

Thesaurus thesaurorum.

A manuscript page with a painted wash illustration. At upper left, a winged figure in green and a seated figure in a gilded chariot are drawn by a pair of antlered stags through clouds. Below, two furnaces with flames and a glass alembic sit on a shaded ground line.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1725?]
Medium
Manuscripts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2702 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
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: Thesaurus thesaurorum: carro tirado por ciervos y hornos alquímicos

Página de manuscrito con ilustración pintada en aguada. Arriba a la izquierda, una figura alada de verde y otra sentada en un carro dorado son llevadas por dos ciervos con astas a través de nubes. Abajo, dos hornos con llamas y una retorta de vidrio descansan sobre una línea de suelo sombreada.

Português: Thesaurus thesaurorum: carruagem puxada por cervos e fornos alquímicos

Página de manuscrito com ilustração pintada em aguada. No alto à esquerda, uma figura alada de verde e outra sentada em uma carruagem dourada são puxadas por dois cervos com galhadas através de nuvens. Embaixo, dois fornos com chamas e um alambique de vidro repousam sobre uma linha de chão sombreada.

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