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Emblem 23. It rains gold as Pallas is born at Rhodes and the sun is at Venus, 1618Emblem 23. It rains gold as Pallas is born at Rhodes and the sun is at Venus. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 22. If you have the white lead, do the woman's work, that is, cooking, 1618Emblem 22. If you have the white lead, do the woman's work, that is, cooking. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 21. Make a circle of man and woman, out of it a square, out of that into a triangle..., 1618Emblem 21. Make a circle of man and woman, out of it a square, out of that into a triangle, make a circle, and you shall have, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 20. Nature teaches nature to overcome fire. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 19. If you kill one of the four, soon they will all die, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)Emblem 19. If you kill one of the four, soon they will all die. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 18. Fire makes fiery, not gold, but gold. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 16. This lion has no feathers, but that one has. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael..., 1618Emblem 16. This lion has no feathers, but that one has. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 17. A fourfold ball of fire governs this work. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 15. The potter's work, consisting of dry and wet, shall teach you, 1618Emblem 15. The potter's work, consisting of dry and wet, shall teach you. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 14. This is the dragon eating its own tail. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 12. The stone that Saturn ate and spat out before Jupiter's son is remembered..., 1618Emblem 12. The stone that Saturn ate and spat out before Jupiter's son is remembered on the mountain, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 10. Give fire to fire, Mercurius to Mercurius, and it is enough for you, 1618Emblem 10. Give fire to fire, Mercurius to Mercurius, and it is enough for you. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 13. The brass of the wise is addicted to dropsy and wants to be bathed seven times..., 1618Emblem 13. The brass of the wise is addicted to dropsy and wants to be bathed seven times in the river like Naaman the leper in the Jordan. Ow, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 3. Go to the woman who washes her smiles, do the same, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)Emblem 3. Go to the woman who washes her smiles, do the same. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 2. The earth is his wet nurse. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 1. The wind carried him in his belly. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Hermes Trismegistus. From De divinatione et magicis praestigiis, 1616. Creator: Bry, Johann Theodor de (1561-1623)Hermes Trismegistus. From De divinatione et magicis praestigiis, 1616. Private Collection
Saturn. (Planetarum effectus et eorum in signis zodiaci), 1585. Creator: Sadeler, Jan (Johannes), the Elder (1550-1600)Saturn. (Planetarum effectus et eorum in signis zodiaci), 1585. Private Collection
De lapide philosophorum: Philosopher's Stone. From Alchymia by Andreas Libavius, 1606. Private Collection
The Alchemical World Landscape, from Opus medico-chymicum by Johann Daniel Mylius, 1618. Private Collection
Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Creator: Unknown artistAzoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Private Collection
Gnostic intaglio depicting Chnoubis. Creator: Unknown artistGnostic intaglio depicting Chnoubis. From "A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus" by Richard Payne Knight. Private Collection
Phanes, the Orphic deity, Second quarter of the 2nd century. Creator: Klassische Antike KunstPhanes, the Orphic deity, Second quarter of the 2nd century. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Estense, Modena.
Emblem 29. As the salamander lives in fire, so does the stone, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)Emblem 29. As the salamander lives in fire, so does the stone. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
The red angels of Mars and the golden angels of the sun. ?From "The Sworn Book of..., 15th centuryThe red angels of Mars and the golden angels of the sun. ?From "The Sworn Book of Honorius" (BL Royal 17 A), 15th century. Found in the Collection of the British Library.
Angels of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun and Venus, 15th century. Creator: Unknown artistAngels of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun and Venus. From "The Sworn Book of Honorius" (BL Royal 17 A), 15th century. Found in the Collection of the British Library.
Emblem 6. Sow only gold in the white leafed earth. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 5. Put the toad on the woman's breast so that it sucks, and the woman dies, and the..., 1618Emblem 5. Put the toad on the woman's breast so that it sucks, and the woman dies, and the toad will grow very large with milk. Out of, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 4. Add the brother to the sister and give them the cup of love, 1618Emblem 4. Add the brother to the sister and give them the cup of love. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 7. The young bird flies from the nest and falls back into the nest, 1618Emblem 7. The young bird flies from the nest and falls back into the nest. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 11. Machet knows the Latona and tears up the books, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)Emblem 11. Machet knows the Latona and tears up the books. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 9. Lock the tree and the old man in a house full of dew, and whoever eats its fruit..., 1618Emblem 9. Lock the tree and the old man in a house full of dew, and whoever eats its fruit will be rejuvenated. Out of ", 1618. Private Collection
Emblem 8. Take the egg and hit it with a glowing sword, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)Emblem 8. Take the egg and hit it with a glowing sword. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: AnonymousCantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.
Illustration from the codex of the Cantigas de Santa Maria, c. 1280. Creator: AnonymousIllustration from the codex of the Cantigas de Santa Maria, c. 1280. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.