Fixatio (Rosarium philosophorum)

This woodcut shows a horizontal, rectangular sarcophagus in the center, containing a reclining, corpse-like figure with two heads—one bearded and male, one smooth-skinned and female—both wearing crowns. The figure is draped in a simple cloth at the waist. In the space above the tomb, a small, nude female figure with wings flies horizontally, arms outstretched as if descending toward or ascending from the body. The background is simple, with minimal clouds in the upper register and a suggestion of ground at the base.

This image represents the 'Fixatio' stage of the alchemical Great Work as depicted in the 'Rosarium philosophorum', symbolizing the union of opposites (the Rebis) and the stabilization of the volatile soul within the fixed physical body.