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Dissertation: The Alchemist in 17th century Dutch painting - Paul Ferguson - 09-13-2023
THE IMAGE AND IDENTITY OF THE ALCHEMIST IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NETHERLANDISH ART
Dana Kelly-Ann Rehn
"This dissertation explores the representation of the alchemist in Netherlandish art during the heyday of alchemy in seventeenth-century Europe amidst the
Scientific Revolution. While contemporary debates regarding the position that alchemy and magic in general had on the development of modern science has held
particular interest for scholars working in the discipline of the history of science, the rich iconographic tradition of the alchemist in seventeenth-century Netherlandish
painting has not been explored in detail from a wider socio-cultural perspective. It is for this reason that the image and identity of the alchemist is analysed in selected
seventeenth-century Netherlandish paintings in order to not only explore their position within the Scientific Revolution, but also to shed light on their meaning and function
within the socio-cultural context of the Golden Age in the Netherlands."
https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/77094/8/02whole.pdf