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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berry Drago, Elisabeth (Author)
Other Authors: Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Series:Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.
Subjects:
Wyck, Thomas, > approximately 1616-1677 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wyck, Thomas, > approximately 1616-1677 > Themes, motives.
1600-1699
Alchemy in art.
Painting, Dutch > History > 17th century.
Alchemy > History.
Alchimie dans l'art.
Alchimie > Histoire.
ART > History > General.
Alchemy.
Painting, Dutch.
Themes, motives.
Art criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Critiques d'art.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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