03-01-2025, 05:52 PM
THE ALCHEMIST’S WIFE: GENDER AND SACRED SPACE IN SEVENTEENTHCENTURY ALCHEMICAL ART
BY ELISABETH ROSE GENTER
"In seventeenth-century Europe, the practice of alchemy was commonplace among scholars, noblemen, and the clergy alike. A number of Dutch artists took interest in the subject and produced a variety of alchemical “genre” scenes, which depict the alchemist in his home laboratory, accompanied occasionally by his wife, children, and assistants. Dutch alchemical genre scenes serve a unique purpose in the study of art, as they showcase a versatile, complex space that gives us a look into Early Modern concepts of gender, domesticity, science, and religion."
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https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/NC/F0/0...nter_E.pdf
BY ELISABETH ROSE GENTER
"In seventeenth-century Europe, the practice of alchemy was commonplace among scholars, noblemen, and the clergy alike. A number of Dutch artists took interest in the subject and produced a variety of alchemical “genre” scenes, which depict the alchemist in his home laboratory, accompanied occasionally by his wife, children, and assistants. Dutch alchemical genre scenes serve a unique purpose in the study of art, as they showcase a versatile, complex space that gives us a look into Early Modern concepts of gender, domesticity, science, and religion."
Full text
https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/NC/F0/0...nter_E.pdf