Title

The relation of Man, the microcosm, with the Universe, the macrocosm, c1617. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The relation of Man, the microcosm, with the Universe, the macrocosm, c1617. The spheres of the Sun, Moon and planets and the hierarchy of angels and archangels, lead to the trinity of God represented by the triangle at the top. In the centre are the spheres of the four elements earth, water, air and fire marked with the four temperaments. From Utriusque cosmi... historia by Robert Fludd. (Oppenheim, 1617-1619).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1617

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B65_293

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (2,8Mb) / 9,9in x 11,8in / 2959 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men religious country sun religion planet science guy Earth solar system astronomy British English moon structure lunar Christianity universe deity God angel location century organisation Britain philosophy sphere hierarchy concept B&W goddess MONOCHROME 17th century temperament black & white black and white B W seventeenth century Oxford Science Archive Four Elements engraving Unknown Robert Robert Fludd Fludd Robertus de Fluctibus Robert Fludd engraving