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Angel Bearing the Keys to the Mysteries

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Angel Bearing the Keys to the Mysteries

Anonymous

c. 1600
Engraving

About This Work

An angel with dark, curly hair and a radiating halo stands against a plain background, wearing a long, light-colored dress decorated with a delicate floral pattern. A wide, dark sash is tied at the waist. The angel's wings are spread, and it is wearing laced sandals that crisscross up the lower legs. Its right hand is extended, holding two keys, while its left arm is raised, with a heavy, linked iron chain draped over the forearm and hanging toward the ground.

This image is associated with the iconography of Archangel Raziel, who, in Jewish mystical and Kabbalistic traditions, is considered the keeper of secrets and the possessor of the 'Book of Raziel' (Sefer Raziel HaMalakh). The keys and chain symbolize the authority to bind, loose, and unlock the divine mysteries accessible through esoteric initiation.

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Connected Texts

Sefer Raziel HaMalakh

This figure is the primary iconographic representation of Raziel, the angel who reveals the mysteries of God and the cosmos.

Provenance & Source

Object

Medium

Engraving

GenreAI

emblem

Digital Source

Source

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Credit

Andrea Aromatico’s Alchemy: The Great Secret, p. 65.

Usage Terms

Public domain

Original Resolution

1574 × 1900 px

SHA-1

eb9a7c187441ac7bd1fc512b37c09e7293bbe52b

Upload Date

April 24, 2019

Harvested

April 14, 2026

Linked Data

AI AI-cataloged fields generated by gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview on April 19, 2026. Getty identifiers are AI-inferred and may require verification.

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