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Engraved emblem showing four men gathered around a fire in a hilly landscape, with Latin text printed above and below the image.

Atalanta fvgiens, hoc est emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica. Accommodata partim oculis & intellectui, figuris cupro incisis, adjectisqúe sententiis, epigrammatis & notis, partim auribus & recreationi animi plus minus 50 fugis musicalibus trium vocum, quarum duÆ ad unam simplicem melodiam distichis canendis peraptam, correspondeant ... / authore Michaele Majero.

An engraved emblem plate showing four standing male figures around a flaming vessel on a bench-like hearth, set against a hilly landscape. One figure wears a plumed helmet, and another holds a tool. Above the image is a Latin running header and below it an epigram printed in two columns of text.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2976 × 4000 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: Emblema XLIX: Orión, Vulcano y Hermes, de Atalanta Fugiens

Una lámina grabada con un emblema que muestra cuatro figuras masculinas de pie alrededor de un recipiente encendido sobre una superficie similar a un hogar, con un paisaje de colinas al fondo. Una figura lleva casco con penacho y otra sostiene una herramienta. Arriba aparece un encabezado en latín y, debajo, un epigrama impreso en dos columnas.

Português: Emblema XLIX: Órion, Vulcano e Hermes, de Atalanta Fugiens

Uma gravura de emblema que mostra quatro figuras masculinas de pé ao redor de um recipiente em chamas sobre uma superfície parecida com um fogão, diante de uma paisagem de colinas. Uma figura usa elmo com penacho e outra segura uma ferramenta. Acima há um cabeçalho em latim e, abaixo, um epigrama impresso em duas colunas.

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