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Black and white engraving of two standing figures and a seated bearded figure beside a flaming furnace, with Latin text above and below.

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 shows two standing male figures in classical dress at left, one wearing a winged helmet and holding a staff, beside a stone furnace where flames rise. A seated bearded figure with a helmet and cloak warms his hands at the fire on the right. Above the plate is a printed Latin heading and below it an epigram, all in black and white.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2899 × 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 X: Mercurio y Vulcano junto a un horno, de Atalanta Fugiens

Una lámina grabada con emblema muestra a la izquierda dos figuras masculinas de pie con vestimenta clásica, una con casco alado y bastón, junto a un horno de piedra donde arden llamas. A la derecha, una figura barbuda sentada con casco y capa calienta las manos al fuego. Sobre la lámina hay un encabezado latino impreso y debajo un epigrama, en blanco y negro.

Português: Emblema X: Mercúrio e Vulcano junto a uma forja, de Atalanta Fugiens

Uma gravura de emblema mostra à esquerda duas figuras masculinas de pé em trajes clássicos, uma com elmo alado e bastão, ao lado de um forno de pedra onde chamas se elevam. À direita, uma figura barbuda sentada, com elmo e capa, aquece as mãos no fogo. Acima da lâmina há um cabeçalho latino impresso e abaixo um epigrama, tudo em preto e branco.

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