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Black-and-white engraved alchemy diagram with an eagle, lion, cube, two circular symbol diagrams, and a laboratory scene with figures and furnaces.

Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.

Engraved alchemical diagram in three tiers: a two-headed eagle, a lion and a cube with dice-like faces above, two circular diagrams with inscriptions in the middle, and a laboratory with figures, vessels and a furnace below. Dense black-and-white linework, with the signature 'Raphael Custos fecit' at lower left.

Artist
Custos, Raphael, 1590-1651.
Date
1616
Medium
Diagrams Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3132 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1616.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Diagrama alquímico del arte de la alquimia, grabado de Raphael Custos, 1616

Diagrama alquímico grabado en tres niveles: arriba, un águila bicéfala, un león y un cubo con caras parecidas a dados; en el centro, dos círculos con inscripciones; abajo, un laboratorio con figuras, vasijas y un horno. Grabado denso en blanco y negro, con la firma 'Raphael Custos fecit' en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Diagrama alquímico da arte da alquimia, gravura de Raphael Custos, 1616

Diagrama alquímico gravado em três níveis: no alto, uma águia de duas cabeças, um leão e um cubo com faces semelhantes a dados; no centro, dois círculos com inscrições; embaixo, um laboratório com figuras, vasos e um forno. Gravura densa em preto e branco, com a assinatura 'Raphael Custos fecit' no canto inferior esquerdo.

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