Postcard - ‘Figure 16 from Splendor Solis'
The Fifth Retort of Transformation. The peacock’s tail indicates a synthesis of the three elements, producing iridescent colours in the flask.
Figure 16 from Splendor solis, ascribed to Salomon Trismosin. Woodcut from the edition in Aureum vellus oder guldin Schatz und Kunstkammer, Rorschach, 1598. 11,3x13 cm | © EFM/Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica Collection
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There is a brief explanation of the image on the reverse of the card.
Size: 105x150 mm
© EFM/Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica Collection