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L'Alchymiste en Méditation

  • The Alchemist in Meditation

  • Circa 1777 – 1864

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An alchemist in scholar's clothes sits in contemplation at his desk, bent over an open text with quill in hand. His workroom is cluttered with texts and earthenware vessels, a large globe, trunks and barrels. At right, a portrait of a scholarly man hangs on the wall near a large window. Light streams into the scene, giving the composition a sense of quiet hermetic study.

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  • 12 in. H x 10.25 in. W
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Gianni. “L'Alchymiste En Méditation,” circa 1777–1864. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/fq977v28v.

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