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Engraving of a nude man swimming in rough water toward a sea monster at right, with a distant harbor town and ships under a cloudy sky.

Man Swimming Past a Sea Monster, Emblem XXXI from Atalanta Fugiens

An engraved emblem plate shows a nude man swimming on rippled water, head turned toward a serpent-like sea creature rising at right. Walled towns, ships and hills fill the distant shore under a cloudy sky, with Latin text above the image.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2751 × 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

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