Atalanta Fugiens | Emblem I | Michael Maier 1617

The first emblem inspired from Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens (1617) — the most extraordinary alchemical emblem book, in which each image is paired with a musical fugue. Emblem I: "Carry the wind in thy belly." The alchemical work as something gestated, carried, brought to term by patience. Catalog No. 3601.