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Manuscript page with watercolor of a faced sun over rocks, a man and woman, and a mirror focusing sunlight onto a vessel.

Thesaurus thesaurorum.

A handwritten manuscript page with German text across the top shows a watercolor of a radiant sun with a human face above rocky crags, where a man and woman in period dress gesture toward each other. Below, a second faced sun among clouds sends rays onto a concave mirror on a stand that focuses light onto a small vessel.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1725?]
Medium
Manuscripts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2674 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
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: Thesaurus thesaurorum: página de manuscrito alquímico con sol y espejo

Una página manuscrita con texto en alemán en la parte superior muestra una acuarela de un sol radiante con rostro humano sobre peñascos rocosos, donde un hombre y una mujer con vestimenta de época se hacen gestos. Debajo, un segundo sol con rostro entre nubes envía rayos a un espejo cóncavo sobre un soporte que concentra la luz en una pequeña vasija.

Português: Thesaurus thesaurorum: página de manuscrito alquímico com sol e espelho

Uma página manuscrita com texto em alemão no topo mostra uma aquarela de um sol radiante com rosto humano acima de penhascos rochosos, onde um homem e uma mulher em trajes de época fazem gestos um para o outro. Abaixo, um segundo sol com rosto entre nuvens envia raios a um espelho côncavo sobre um suporte que concentra a luz em um pequeno recipiente.

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