COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL060505dc
Reference Number:
German MS 7
Image Title:
Saturn - Dragon & Child
Parent Work Title:
Splendor Solis
Creator:
Wing, Caleb W.
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
1847-1852
Page/Sheet:
26r
Image Sequence Number:
026r
Description:
Saturn - Dragon & Child. The series of images in Splendor Solis show the alchemical death and rebirth of the king. Each flask represents a planet. Surrounding the flask are various scenes of daily life including tanning a hide, ploughing a field, a hanging, a funeral and beggars at a town gate. The images were copied by Wing from the Splendor Solis in the British Library (Harl. MS 3469), written and illuminated in 1582. Wing was a British painter and illuminator, active during the 19th century.
Language Code:
ger-DE
Subject:
Alchemy
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Item Height:
310 mm
Item Width:
234 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Mrs Rylands private collection
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
British Library, Harl. MS 4369
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-03-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Saturn - Dragon & Child
