Title
Hierarchy of the Church, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan
Caption
Hierarchy of the Church, 1652. God at the head, the Pope below flanked by angels, kings, priests and laity, with demons falling into the flames of Hell below. This image shows that the four Greek elements of Aristotle's physics, Earth, Air, Water and Fire were still common currency in the late Renaissance. From Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole. (London, 1652).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1652
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B64_001
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,9Mb (2,2Mb) / 9,5in x 12,3in / 2842 x 3680 (300dpi)