Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Poliphilus and Polia at Fountain of Venus

NARRATIVE B3r · p.365
Poliphilus and Polia at Fountain of Venus
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Garden scene: Poliphilus and Polia with nymphs at the Fountain of Venus, trellis and columns visible.

In the Narrative

The lovers arrive at the culminating fountain. This reunion at the water's source completes the HP's aquatic symbolism.

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