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Engraving of two contorted winged figures holding a ring with three lobed forms and two serpents, printed over a page of text.

Tripvs avrevs, hoc est, tres tractatvs chymici selectissimi, nempe I. Basilii Valentini ... Practica vna cum 12. clauibus & appendice, ex Germanico: II. Thomæ Nortoni ... Crede mihi seu ordinale, ante annos 140. ab authore scriptum, nunc ex anglicano manuscripto in latinum translatum, phrasi cuiusque authoris vt & sententia retenta; III. Cremeri cvivsdam ... Abbatus Westmonasteriensis ... Testamentum, hactenus nondum publicatum. Nunc in diuersarum nationum gratiam / editi, & figuris cupro affabre incisis ornati operâ & studio Michaelis Maieri.

An engraved plate from a 1618 alchemical treatise shows two contorted figures with bird-like wings and claws, supporting a ring that encloses three intertwined lobed forms and serpents. Fine cross-hatched lines on a printed page of text create a bold, emblematic composition.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3978 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: Grabado alquímico: figuras aladas y serpientes en un círculo, de Tripus Aureus

Una lámina grabada de un tratado alquímico de 1618 muestra dos figuras retorcidas con alas y garras de ave, que sostienen un anillo que encierra tres formas lobuladas entrelazadas y serpientes. Las finas líneas cruzadas sobre una página impresa con texto crean una composición audaz y emblemática.

Português: Gravura alquímica: figuras aladas e serpentes num círculo, de Tripus Aureus

Uma lâmina gravada de um tratado alquímico de 1618 mostra duas figuras contorcidas com asas e garras de ave, que sustentam um anel que envolve três formas lobuladas entrelaçadas e serpentes. As linhas finas cruzadas sobre uma página impressa com texto criam uma composição ousada e emblemática.

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