Painted Alchemists : Early Modern Artistry and Experiment in the Work of Thomas Wijck /

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Thomas Wijck's painted alchemical laboratories were celebrated in his day as "artful" and "ingenious." They fell into obscurity along with their subject, as alchemy came to be viewed as an occult art or a fool's errand. But these unusual pictures challenge our understan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Berry Drago, Elisabeth (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wyck, Thomas, > approximately 1616-1677 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wyck, Thomas, > approximately 1616-1677 > Themes, motives.
Themes, motives.
Painting, Dutch.
Alchemy in art.
Alchemy.
ART > History > General.
Alchimie > Histoire.
Alchimie dans l'art.
Alchemy > History.
Painting, Dutch > History > 17th century.
Critiques d'art.
Art criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Curiosity and Convention
  • 2. Thomas Wijck, "Artful" and "Ingenious"
  • 3. Wijck's Alchemical Artisans
  • 4. An Experiment in Haarlem
  • 5. The Artist's Laboratories Abroad
  • 6. The Master of Nature
  • Epilogue.

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