 During his process of formation, Ramon Llull develops a metaphysics of similarity, under the probable influence of Saint Bonaventure. This metaphysics dominates his first texts and his first versions of the Ars. It is based on the idea that creation has a representative function: it is a mirror (Mayer 2016) or a net of “traces” (Rubio 2008b: 325) in which divine perfection is reflected.