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The Alchemist’s Studio

This painting depicts a bustling and prosperous workshop showing a range of alchemical activities, from metallurgical work--such as the heating of a small crucible at lower left--to medical practices, demonstrated by the figure at far right holding up a flask of urine for examination and diagnosis. The elderly alchemist works a pair of hand bellows while his assistants tend to a pair of furnaces. A celestial globe at center is joined by the pairing of an hourglass and skull, symbols of “vanitas,” or vanity objects which remind the viewer of life’s brevity. A small dog and parrot can also be found at right, tended by a young boy.

gerard thomas (? – ?)

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Science History Institute (Philadelphia, United States of America)

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Title: The Alchemist’s Studio
Artist: gerard thomas
Year: 1699
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Science History Institute
Color palette: Earthy
Main color: Black
Keywords: medical illustration , 17th century art , brown and red hues
Color intensity: Monochromatic

The Alchemist’s Studio

gerard thomas (? – ?)

Science History Institute (Philadelphia, United States of America)

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gerard thomas (? – ?)

Science History Institute (Philadelphia, United States of America)

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