Collection · 517 pieces

Gods and Monsters

Greek gods, angels, conjurors and the alchemists’ emblems.

From Nightfables 126The Hermetica 58The Conjuror 54Angels of the Andes 41 and 18 more houses

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1–29 of 29 pieces

The Meeting of Sol and Luna

Unknown (anonymous woodcut artist)

Woodcut

PA-00518from $60

Coniunctio sive Coitus

Unknown (anonymous woodcut artist)

Woodcut

PA-00520from $60

The Sun Rises Over the City

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00507from $60

The First Parable: Miners at the Rock

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00502from $55

The Seventh Key

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599

PA-00527from $55

The Ninth Key

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599

PA-00528from $55

The Peacock’s Tail

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Woman at the Furnace

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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The King’s Vapor Bath

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses traditionally attributed to George Ripley

Plate, c. 1600–1700

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Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Knight Upon Two Fountains

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Go to the Woman Washing Clothes

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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Join the Brother and the Sister

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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The Dragon Devouring Its Own Tail

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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The Wolf Devours the King

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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The Sleeping Hermaphrodite

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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Nature, Reason, Experience, and Reading

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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The Dragon and the Woman

Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder

Engraving

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Immersion in the Bath

Unknown (anonymous woodcut artist)

Woodcut

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Ripley Scroll — Beinecke Mellon MS 41

Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses attributed to George Ripley and Richard Carpenter

Plate, c. 1570

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The Divine Monochord

Robert Fludd

Plate, Early 17th century

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Mirror of the Whole of Nature

Robert Fludd

Plate, Early 17th century

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The First Key

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599

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The Fourth Key

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599

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Pieces

The Meeting of Sol and Luna

Coniunctio sive Coitus

The Sun Rises Over the City

The First Parable: Miners at the Rock

The Seventh Key

The Ninth Key

The Peacock’s Tail

The Woman at the Furnace

The King’s Vapor Bath

Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

The Knight Upon Two Fountains

The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Go to the Woman Washing Clothes

Join the Brother and the Sister

The Dragon Devouring Its Own Tail

Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle

The Wolf Devours the King

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite

Nature, Reason, Experience, and Reading

The Dragon and the Woman

Immersion in the Bath

Ripley Scroll — Beinecke Mellon MS 41

The Divine Monochord

Mirror of the Whole of Nature

The First Key

The Fourth Key