Emblem 20. Nature teaches nature how to overcome fire. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Maier

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Merian Matthäus the Elder - Emblem 20. Nature teaches nature how to overcome fire. From
Number:081747
Title:Emblem 20. Nature teaches nature how to overcome fire. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Maier
Artist: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Museum: Private Collection
Method: Copper engraving
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