Emblem XVIII: Alchemist at a furnace, from Atalanta Fugiens
An engraved emblem plate showing a bearded alchemist in a hat and long coat tending a furnace with a long-handled tool, flames rising at left. A small bowl sits on a stone block, and through a window at right a dog-like creature sits near a tiled floor and a distant church. Below, a Latin epigram is set in print.
- Artist
- Michael Maier
- Date
- 1618
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2878 × 4000 px
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)
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
