Arms of Pope Julius II, early 16th century. This “Papal oak” was said by Mercurius to be the potential “world-tree” and the perch of the alchemist’s phoenix. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Arms of Pope Julius II, early 16th century. This “Papal oak” was said by Mercurius to be the potential “world-tree” and the perch of the alchemist’s phoenix. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.