Its four highly - symbolic figurine entities are simultaneously , a ' map ' of the psyche , and a highly - original alchemical mandala in western funerary art .
As such , the Layer Quaternity may be viewed as exemplary of Renaissance - era psychology .
Layer Quaternity 's four highly - symbolic figurine entities are simultaneously , a ' map ' of the psyche , and a highly - original alchemical mandala in western funerary art .
As such , the Layer Quaternity may be viewed as exemplary of Renaissance - era psychology .