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Emblema alquímico gravado: um grande recipiente com uma águia no topo, figuras nuas nas laterais e três homens na base sob uma inscrição latina.

Emblema alquímico do caminho para a pedra filosofal, gravura de 1768

Um emblema alquímico gravado mostra um grande recipiente em forma de frasco, coroado por uma águia alada e uma nuvem, com a figura de um leão e discos de sol e lua nas laterais. Duas figuras nuas ladeiam o recipiente, e três homens se esforçam na base, sobre um pedestal com uma inscrição em latim.

Artista
Louis-Jacques Goussier
Data
[1768]
Técnica
Emblem pictures Etchings
Fonte
Wellcome Collection
Tamanho
2558 × 4000 px
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Domínio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1768.
Direitos verificados 2026-11-05 · nível A · conforme a fonte: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Crédito (bem-vindo, não obrigatório em obras de domínio público): Wellcome Collection

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