An alchemical beheading and dismemberment, 1582. Creator: Unknown.
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An alchemical beheading and dismemberment, 1582. Cutting off the King's Head: a dishevelled man stands over a butchered body. He holds the golden head in one head and his sword in the other. Borders decorated with birds and flowers. Illustration of the Sixth Parable. From "Splendor solis" (The Splendour of the sun), a treatise on alchemy.
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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
- Salomon Trismosin: German: Author, writer, Renaissance alchemist
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Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts
Society & Culture Death & Burial
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3472x5107
File Size : 51,948kb
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- Shelfmark ID: Harley 3469 Folio No: 20v
- 1280000771
- 3-057-256
- 3057256
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