Emblem 50. The dragon kills the woman, and she him, and together they are soaked in blood. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Ma

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Merian Matthäus the Elder - Emblem 50. The dragon kills the woman, and she him, and together they are soaked in blood. From
Number:081778
Title:Emblem 50. The dragon kills the woman, and she him, and together they are soaked in blood. From Atalanta fugiens by Michael Ma
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