Emblem 33. The hermaphrodite, like a corpse lying in the dark, needs fire. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Maier

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Merian Matthäus the Elder - Emblem 33. The hermaphrodite, like a corpse lying in the dark, needs fire. From
Number:081759
Title:Emblem 33. The hermaphrodite, like a corpse lying in the dark, needs fire. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Maier
Artist: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Museum: Private Collection
Method: Copper engraving
Created: 1816
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