Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Interior with Alchemist |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
FA 2000.001.273 |
Description |
Interior with Alchemist Lodewijck de Moni In this workshop scene an alchemist stands before a furnace, using a pair of bellows to heat coals under a crucible. As he works, the alchemist converses with a young assistant grinding material in a mortar and pestle. In the background another assistant carries coal. Tongs, firewood, charcoal, and discarded vessels sit in scattered piles, indicating the shop's demanding material work. |
Artist |
de Moni, Lodewijck |
Date |
1700s |
Dimensions |
H-16.125 W-19.375 inches |
Material |
Oil Paint, Panel |
Medium |
Painting |
Collection |
Fisher Collection |
Search Terms |
Painting Alchemy Alchemists Laboratories Workshop Eighteenth century de Moni, Lodewijck |
Provenance |
Fisher Scientific International Inc., Hampton, NH Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA |