Gothic relief of Alchemy in frame. 20x20cm

Description

Reproduction of medieval bas-relief in reconstituted marble (marble powder with resin) with antiqued finish through natural earth. Framed in a black box frame (5 cm. deep).

Outer frame measurements: Height: 20 cm. Width: 20 cm. Depth: 5 cm.

Relief measurements: Height: 11 cm. Width: 11 cm.

Reproduction of a medieval bas-relief allegory of alchemy, the original is on the façade of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. On the central column between the doors of the cathedral is a medallion with a woman and a ladder with nine steps leaning on it, holding a book in one hand and a sceptre in the other. This image symbolises the Scala Philosophorum, the Philosopher’s Ladder, the nine stages of alchemical work leading to the Philosopher’s Stone, transmutation.