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Engraved emblem page: a crowned bearded man reclines nude in a bath inside a domed vessel, with a city street behind, and 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.

A black-and-white engraving on a printed page shows a bearded, crowned man reclining nude in a bath inside a domed, vessel-like enclosure, with a city street and a columned building beside it. Above and below the image are Latin headings and an epigram, marking emblem XXVIII of Michael Maier's alchemical book.

Artist
Michael Maier
Date
1618
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2794 × 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 XXVIII, Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier (1618)

Un grabado en blanco y negro sobre una página impresa muestra a un hombre barbado y coronado, desnudo y recostado en un baño dentro de un recinto abovedado con forma de vasija, junto a una calle urbana y un edificio con columnas. Encima y debajo de la imagen aparecen encabezados y un epigrama en latín, que identifican el emblema XXVIII del libro alquímico de Michael Maier.

Português: Emblema XXVIII, Atalanta Fugiens de Michael Maier (1618)

Uma gravura em preto e branco sobre uma página impressa mostra um homem barbado e coroado, nu e reclinado em um banho dentro de um recinto abobadado em forma de vaso, ao lado de uma rua urbana e de um edifício com colunas. Acima e abaixo da imagem há cabeçalhos e um epigrama em latim, que identificam o emblema XXVIII do livro alquímico de Michael Maier.

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