Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Interior of an Apothecary's Shop |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
FA 2000.003.028 |
Description |
A seated alchemist instructs his young apprentice in this image of a large and well-stocked apothecary's shop. The walls are lined with blue ceramic vessels likely containing medicines, tonics and purgatives, as well as natural oils and herbs. A small portable furnace heats a pan at left. Distillation equipment- glass alembics and other vessels- are piled at right. Fruits and vegetables spill out on the floor alongside pans and basins for preparing organic medicinal goods. |
Artist |
Valentino, Gian Domenico |
Date |
1600s |
Dimensions |
H-23 W-32 inches |
Material |
Oil Paint, Canvas |
Medium |
Painting |
Collection |
Eddleman Collection |
Search Terms |
Alchemists Alchemy in art Apothecaries Earthenware Laboratories Painting Seventeenth century Workshops |
Provenance |
(sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 5 July, 1990, lot 218). Spectrum Laboratories, Rancho Dominguez, CA, 1990-2000. The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2000 (from Eddleman/Spectrum) |