Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Birth of Minerva: Emblem XXIII
A small armed figure emerges above the head of a reclining bearded man as another raises a hammer. A second divine couple appears farther back in the landscape. Emblem XXIII combines the birth of Pallas with the union of Sun and Venus through an allegory of golden generation.
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Matthaeus Merian. "The Birth of Minerva: Emblem XXIII" [editorial title]. In Atalanta Fugiens, Michael Maier. Inspected engraved title: Oppenheim, Hieronymus Galler for Johann Theodor de Bry, M DC XVIII (1618). Latin and German historical printing with musical fugues and engraved emblems, final errata. Printing date checked on an enlarged crop of the existing title derivative. No modern English translation or new commentary., 1618, Hieronymus Galler for Johann Theodor de Bry. Source scan leaf 109. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/maier-birth-minerva
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Descriptive title supplied for browsing. The complete original page retains its Latin motto, epigram, margins and paper tone. The scene belongs to Maier’s historical alchemical allegory.
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Matthaeus Merian. The Birth of Minerva: Emblem XXIII. Atalanta Fugiens. Scan leaf 109. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/maier-birth-minerva