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Etching titled Alchemia: a bearded alchemist tends a furnace with flames while dressed onlookers watch, and a banquet takes place in the background.

An alchemist stoking a furnace, surrounded by well dressed onlookers: a banquet takes place in the background. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.

An etching titled Alchemia shows a bearded alchemist in a hat bending over a furnace where a crucible sits in flames, while well-dressed men in doublets and cloaks watch. In the background, figures dine at a long table in a hall.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Emblem pictures Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3492 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Alquimista avivando un horno, con espectadores y un banquete

Un grabado titulado Alchemia muestra a un alquimista barbudo con sombrero inclinado sobre un horno donde un crisol arde entre llamas, mientras hombres elegantes con jubones y capas observan. Al fondo, varias personas cenan en una sala con una larga mesa.

Português: Alquimista alimentando uma fornalha, com espectadores e um banquete

Uma gravura intitulada Alchemia mostra um alquimista barbudo, de chapéu, debruçado sobre uma fornalha onde um cadinho fica entre chamas, enquanto homens bem vestidos com gibões e capas observam. Ao fundo, pessoas jantam em um salão com uma longa mesa.

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