Take An Egg and Smite It With A Fiery Sword Print, 1617
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Take An Egg and Smite It With A Fiery Sword. Michael Maier's alchemical emblem book Atalanta fugiens was first published in Latin in 1617. It incorporated 50 emblems with epigrams and a discourse, but extended the concept of an emblem book by incorporating 50 pieces of music the fugues or canons. This image is Emblem 8: Accipe ovum and igneo percute gladio. A man holding a sword is standing in a courtyard; on a table before him is an egg, or the philosophers stone; to the left is a large fireplace with fire. © National Library of Medicine / Science Source
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Alchemy Emblem , Egg And Sword Symbolism , Michael Maier Artwork , Philosophers Stone Image , Atalanta Fugiens Engravings , Ancient Alchemical Symbols , Historic Scientific Illustrations , Fire And Egg Meaning , Alchemist Emblems Of 1617
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A moment of transformation captured in time. A man stands resolute, poised to strike an egg with a fiery sword, symbolizing the alchemical quest for change and growth.
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 18.2cm x 15.3cm (7.2" x 6")
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