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A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 45101i
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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 1695Reference: 23618i
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The four qualities, elements, humours and temperaments. Drawing, 19--.
Date: 1900-1999Reference: 566786i
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Four phases of the Earth's rotation around the sun showing the seasons, with allegories of the four elements. Engraving, 1750.
Date: [1750]Reference: 46592i
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Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
Date: 1616Reference: 35413i
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Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 1695Reference: 23639i
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A man made up out of chemical apparatus, symbols, and chemicals. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 37833i
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Cybele wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre; in the background men work on the land; representing Earth, one of the four elements. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.
Barendsz, Dirck, 1534-1592.Date: 1587Reference: 26866i
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Ein kurtzer Tractat von der Natur der Elementen : vnd wie sie den Wind, Regen, Blitz vnnd Donner vervrsachen, &c. / Durch Cornelium Drebbel in nider teutsch geschrieben, ; vnd allen der Natur Liebhabern zu Nutz ins hoch teutsch getrewlich vbergesetzt, durch Johann Ernst Burggreffen.
Drebbel, Cornelis, 1572?-1633.Date: M DC XXVIII. [1628]
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An alchemical adept carrying the vase of Hermes, which is inscribed "Let us go to seek the nature of the four elements". Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
Ibbs, Edith A.Date: 1900-1909Reference: 38701i
Part of: Splendor solis
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Juno with her peacock in the clouds; representing the element of air. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.
Barendsz, Dirck, 1534-1592.Date: 1587Reference: 26868i
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The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
Ibbs, Edith A.Date: 1900-1909Reference: 38739i
Part of: Splendor solis
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Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs, symbolising the element earth. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 1695Reference: 23641i
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Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 1695Reference: 23640i
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Feuer, Wasser, Erde, Luft : eine Kulturgeschichte der Elemente / Gernot Böhme, Hartmut Böhme.
Böhme, Gernot.Date: [1996], ©1996
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Elemental philosophy : earth, air, fire, and water as environmental ideas / David Macauley.
Macauley, DavidDate: [2010], ©2010
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Men digging minerals; a phoenix being reborn; a pelican feeding its chicks with its blood; symbols of the four elements; an apothecary's shop. Engraving by J. Drapentier, 1677.
Tachenius, Otto, -approximately 1670.Date: 1677Reference: 567815i
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Cybele, accompanied by Bacchus and Ceres, is carried on a chariot drawn by lions, surrounded by ancillary deities and followers; representing the element earth. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1721, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733.Date: [1721]Reference: 3069786i
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Female figures representing the elements of air, earth and water. Etching by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi the elder after bas-relief in Florence.
Reference: 26863i
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The four elements and the four qualities. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.
Hague, Lois.Date: [1991]Reference: 112i
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A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 35332i

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A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

The four qualities, elements, humours and temperaments. Drawing, 19--.

Four phases of the Earth's rotation around the sun showing the seasons, with allegories of the four elements. Engraving, 1750.

Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

A man made up out of chemical apparatus, symbols, and chemicals. Coloured lithograph.

Cybele wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre; in the background men work on the land; representing Earth, one of the four elements. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.

Ein kurtzer Tractat von der Natur der Elementen : vnd wie sie den Wind, Regen, Blitz vnnd Donner vervrsachen, &c. / Durch Cornelium Drebbel in nider teutsch geschrieben, ; vnd allen der Natur Liebhabern zu Nutz ins hoch teutsch getrewlich vbergesetzt, durch Johann Ernst Burggreffen.

An alchemical adept carrying the vase of Hermes, which is inscribed "Let us go to seek the nature of the four elements". Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.

Juno with her peacock in the clouds; representing the element of air. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.

The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.

Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs, symbolising the element earth. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Feuer, Wasser, Erde, Luft : eine Kulturgeschichte der Elemente / Gernot Böhme, Hartmut Böhme.

Elemental philosophy : earth, air, fire, and water as environmental ideas / David Macauley.

Men digging minerals; a phoenix being reborn; a pelican feeding its chicks with its blood; symbols of the four elements; an apothecary's shop. Engraving by J. Drapentier, 1677.

Cybele, accompanied by Bacchus and Ceres, is carried on a chariot drawn by lions, surrounded by ancillary deities and followers; representing the element earth. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1721, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Female figures representing the elements of air, earth and water. Etching by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi the elder after bas-relief in Florence.

The four elements and the four qualities. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.