Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Laurel-Crowned Lion: Emblem XXXVII
A powerful lion stands in an open landscape with a leafy wreath around its head. A small figure and rising vapour appear behind its shoulders. Emblem XXXVII names the green lion, white vapour and a liquid as the three sufficient terms of its alchemical account.
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Matthaeus Merian. "The Laurel-Crowned Lion: Emblem XXXVII" [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 165. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/maier-laurel-lion
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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 Laurel-Crowned Lion: Emblem XXXVII. Atalanta Fugiens. Scan leaf 165. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/maier-laurel-lion