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A moon above a queen dressed in blue, and a sun above a king
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A moon above a queen dressed in blue, and a sun above a king
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A moon above a queen dressed in blue, and a sun above a king dressed in red; representing two alchemical principles: the dissolving 'lac virginis' (mercury) and the coagulating masculine principle (sulphur); from Salomon Trismosin's 'Splendor solis'. Watercolour painting.

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Keywords: Mercury; splendor solis; salomon trismosin; Alchemy; SULPHUR; Salomon Trismosin
Date 1582
date QS:P571,+1582-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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