Iconography

IMAGE OF THE BLACK ARCHIVE

Germany. 16th century

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Alchemy / Cycles / Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Hs. 78 D 3 (Splendor Solis, 1532-1535)
Flora and Fauna / Animals / Monkey
Flora and Fauna / Animals / Stag

ORNAMENT

Borders / Manuscripts

Further details

Angel offers a robe to a creature emerging from a swamp, with a jet black body, a bright red head and right arm, and white left arm.

Artist or creator

Breu, Jörg the Elder (c1475-1537) (attributed)

Date

1532-1535

Location

Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett

Book, text or document (source of image)

Trismosin, Salomon (active first half 16th century). Splendor Solis. 1531.

Contact

For comments or queries, please contact photographic.collect@sas.ac.uk
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