Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Poliphilo at the Temple Entrance

NARRATIVE h7r · p.126
Poliphilo at the Temple Entrance
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Group of figures approaching a small classical building or temple. Landscape with trees.

In the Narrative

Having chosen the door of EROTOTROPHOS, Poliphilo enters the realm of love and beauty. The classical temple represents the shrine of Venus.

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