Emblem 7. A young chick attempts to fly out of its own nest and falls into it again. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Maier

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Merian Matthäus the Elder - Emblem 7. A young chick attempts to fly out of its own nest and falls into it again. From
Number:081734
Title:Emblem 7. A young chick attempts to fly out of its own nest and falls into it again. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Maier
Artist: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Museum: Private Collection
Method: Copper engraving, watercolour
Created: 1618
School: Schwitzerland
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Baroque
Keywords: Medicine, History of Medicine, Occultism, Manuscript, Manuscript illumination, Illuminated manuscript, Medieval Illuminated Letter, Illuminated art, Astrology, Alchemy, Alchemist, Opus Magnum, Magnum opus, History of science, Science in the Middle Ages, Kabbalism, Miniature, Atalanta fugiens, Michael Maier