Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Obelisk with Three Figures

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Obelisk with Three Figures
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Tall obelisk with three standing figures in niches at its base. Greek and Latin inscriptions. DIVINAE AENINITATI inscription visible.

In the Narrative

A monument combining Egyptian (obelisk) and Greek (inscriptions) elements. The three figures may represent philosophical or allegorical personifications.

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