title: <div class="fn"> An alchemist. Oil painting by Eugène Lomont.</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f0/98/8e53e2c5c51865d2ff8ddb27b1ab.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0021977.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jcg8zvru [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f0/98/8e53e2c5c51865d2ff8ddb27b1ab.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f0/98/8e53e2c5c51865d2ff8ddb27b1ab.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0021977.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0021977.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jcg8zvru">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jcg8zvru</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

description: <div class="description"> <p>An alchemist. Oil painting by Eugène Lomont. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections<br> Keywords: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">alchemy</u>; Eugène Lomont</p> </div>

title: <div class="fn"> Interior with an alchemist. Oil painting by Thomas Wijck.</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/41/c5/bd6c9a9aa5cc2fea35e4439d184d.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0027193.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-30): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/gnwqt7cq [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/41/c5/bd6c9a9aa5cc2fea35e4439d184d.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/41/c5/bd6c9a9aa5cc2fea35e4439d184d.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0027193.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0027193.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-30): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/gnwqt7cq">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/gnwqt7cq</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

description: <div class="description"> <p>Interior with an alchemist. Oil painting by Thomas Wijck. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections<br> Keywords: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">alchemy</u>; Thomas Wyck</p> </div>

title: <div class="fn"> An alchemist. Oil painting by E. Lomont, 1890</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6f/d3/78c73c052c5d17faf25cdc240f75.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0075278.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mj7bs8za [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6f/d3/78c73c052c5d17faf25cdc240f75.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6f/d3/78c73c052c5d17faf25cdc240f75.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0075278.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0075278.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mj7bs8za">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mj7bs8za</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

description: <div class="description"> <p>An alchemist. Set in the ground floor of an old house, with a tilestone floor and a wooden ceiling. Centre, an enormous old stone fireplace used as a furnace, with, on the floor in front of it, a flask containing an emerald-green liquid. Right, the alchemist sits in darkness, surrounded by scientific instruments. Centre background, a window with a view to a church beyond. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections<br> Keywords: Contemplation; Room; <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">alchemy</u>; Eugène Lomont; Alchemists; Painting</p> </div>

title: <div class="fn"> An explosion in a laboratory. Oil painting.</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/33/6c/3db593b3311bdc0be344fa804d99.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0076243.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ch5wr9ne [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/33/6c/3db593b3311bdc0be344fa804d99.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/33/6c/3db593b3311bdc0be344fa804d99.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0076243.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0076243.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ch5wr9ne">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ch5wr9ne</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

description: <div class="description"> <p>An explosion in a laboratory. Oil painting. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections<br> Keywords: Fire; Alchemists; <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">alchemy</u></p> </div>

title: <div class="fn"> An alchemical adept carrying the vase of Hermes, which is in</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/d0/1f/d66ae1e508298fc0e6f53aca0503.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025629.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ej66hv2q [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/d0/1f/d66ae1e508298fc0e6f53aca0503.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/d0/1f/d66ae1e508298fc0e6f53aca0503.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025629.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025629.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ej66hv2q">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ej66hv2q</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

description: <div class="description"> <p>An alchemical adept carrying the vase of Hermes, which is inscribed "Let us go to seek the nature of the four elements"; from Salomon Trismosin's 16th century 'Splendor solis'. Watercolour painting. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections<br> Keywords: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">alchemy</u>; Salomon Trismosin</p> </div>

title: <div class="fn"> A three-headed eagle in a crowned alchemical flask, represen</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6f/81/c83d14098f860aa9f09aa2137d76.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025636.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cqke2hvc [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6f/81/c83d14098f860aa9f09aa2137d76.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6f/81/c83d14098f860aa9f09aa2137d76.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025636.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025636.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cqke2hvc">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cqke2hvc</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

title: <div class="fn"> A three headed monster in an alchemical flask, representing</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/3c/9e/d09e184f614edbb11b2cafda07ca.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025637.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rqx63r2k [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/3c/9e/d09e184f614edbb11b2cafda07ca.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/3c/9e/d09e184f614edbb11b2cafda07ca.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025637.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025637.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rqx63r2k">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rqx63r2k</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

title: <div class="fn"> A peacock in a crowned alchemical flask; representing the st</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/55/bb/031d4a63e0760ed74e2f7f24ce0e.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025638.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-22): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/umrm7c6b [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/55/bb/031d4a63e0760ed74e2f7f24ce0e.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/55/bb/031d4a63e0760ed74e2f7f24ce0e.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025638.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025638.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-22): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/umrm7c6b">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/umrm7c6b</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

title: <div class="fn"> A crowned alchemical flask containing a young king, dressed</div>

artist: unknown

source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/db/5f/2378e41fa040756e437fb39f4729.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025640.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-21): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tj2xrseg [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/db/5f/2378e41fa040756e437fb39f4729.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/db/5f/2378e41fa040756e437fb39f4729.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025640.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0025640.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-21): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tj2xrseg">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tj2xrseg</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

title: An Allegory of Alchemy

artist: <bdi>Circle of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Bartholomeus_Spranger" class="extiw" title="w:en:Bartholomeus Spranger"><span title="Flemish painter">Bartholomeus Spranger</span></a> </bdi>

date: between circa 1546 and circa 1611 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1546-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1611-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>

medium: Oil on copper

dimensions: 8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (22 x 18 cm)

current location: PaintingLocationYearMissing

source: http://www.initiare.org/wp-content/uploads/yosoy_161.jpg

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description: <i>An Allegory of <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">alchemy</u></i>, indistinctly inscribed across the upper and lower edges