An Alchemist

An Alchemist

Artist: Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610 - 1685)

Original Dimensions: 13 3/8" x 17 3/4"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (1661) "A man stoops over a fireplace, using bellows to stoke the fire that heats the contents of a pot standing in the flames. He is an alchemist in the process of trying to turn base metals into silver or gold. His shabby and chaotic surroundings suggest that he is so obsessed with his work that he has neglected his other responsibilities, as well as squandering his possessions away. The loose, sketchy brushstrokes the artist has used to depict some of the items strewn on the floor, such as the dirty rags and straw, emphasise the disorder of the room. The man’s family appear in the shadowy background: two young children entertain themselves while their mother wipes the bottom of the baby on her knee. The alchemist pays them no attention as he hunches over the fire, his eyes fixed on the task in front of him." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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