Atalanta Fugiens (Atalanta Fleeing)
Title
Atalanta Fugiens (Atalanta Fleeing)
Subject
Chemistry
Description
This is an image from an emblem book that depicts a body with feminine and masculine traits. The fire indicates the unfinished process of purification during the Albedo state of the alchemical process.
Creator
Michael Maier (1568 - 1622)
Publisher
Johann Theodor de Bry, printed by Hieronymus Galler
Date
1617
Contributor
Matthaüs Merian the Elder (1593 - 1650), artist
Format
Printed text with engravings
Language
Latin
Type
Text
Coverage
Baroque
Files
Citation
Michael Maier (1568 - 1622), “Atalanta Fugiens (Atalanta Fleeing),” Art and Science in the Early Modern World, accessed December 20, 2024, http://artandscience.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/257.
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