Gallery of Alchemical Images
Images of alchemists, alchemical allegories, tools, symbols.
The Hermes Bird
Various images of the "hermes bird," the double-headed winged dragon of alchemy.
Various images of the "hermes bird," the double-headed winged dragon of alchemy.
The Black Toad
Frontspiece from Ashmole's Theatrum chemicum britannicum; the black toad swallowing the sun.
Frontspiece from Ashmole's Theatrum chemicum britannicum; the black toad swallowing the sun.
Universal Spirit of Mercury
Nazari's Typhon, representing the Alchemical Universal Spirit of Mercury.
Nazari's Typhon, representing the Alchemical Universal Spirit of Mercury.
Splendor Solis
The Glory of the Sun; the Alchemical process in allegorical pictures.
The Glory of the Sun; the Alchemical process in allegorical pictures.
Alchemical Images Gallery
Weird, wild, and wonderful- selected images of alchemy and spiritual transformation.
Weird, wild, and wonderful- selected images of alchemy and spiritual transformation.
Alchemists at work
Images of alchemists on the job.
Images of alchemists on the job.
Khunrath's Alchemical Images
Five beautifully detailed images, circa 1595
Five beautifully detailed images, circa 1595
Fixing the Volatile
24 images of the alchemical serpent, from a variety of historical sources.
24 images of the alchemical serpent, from a variety of historical sources.