Alchemical manuscript plate, 1555. Alchemical manuscript plate -- Splendor Solis is among the most elaborate illuminated alchemical cycles, staging transformation through courts, vessels, and solar symbolism.
Alchemical manuscript plate, 1550. Alchemical manuscript plate -- Splendor Solis is among the most elaborate illuminated alchemical cycles, staging transformation through courts, vessels, and solar symbolism.
Hermetic cosmological diagram. Hermetic cosmological diagram -- Fludd's images map correspondences among color, harmony, cosmos, and spiritual order in early modern hermetic thought.
Alchemical diagram. Alchemical diagram or emblem -- symbolic image used to stage transformation, correspondence, and material process in early modern hermetic culture.
Saint Catherine icon, 1760. Mystical Christian subject -- Catherine of Siena appears in visionary imagery tied to ecstatic prayer, reform, and the wounds of Christ.
Saint Lucy martyrdom image, 1300. Saint Lucy martyrdom -- the third-century Sicilian martyr depicted with eyes on a plate or platter; a recurring subject of Catholic devotional engraving and panel painting.
Saint Paul martyrdom scene, 1278. Saint Paul's beheading -- the apostle's execution in Rome depicted across Christian martyrology and devotional print, completing the joint feast of Peter and Paul in June.
Thomas Becket martyrdom image, 1250. Thomas Becket martyrdom -- the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in his cathedral in 1170 by knights loyal to Henry II; his death made Canterbury the foremost pilgrimage site of medieval England.
Thomas Becket martyrdom image, 1173. Thomas Becket martyrdom -- the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in his cathedral in 1170 by knights loyal to Henry II; his death made Canterbury the foremost pilgrimage site of medieval England.