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Hand-painted manuscript page with alchemical scenes: a brick furnace with flames and smoke, glass flasks labeled distillatio, and two figures in a landscape.

Thesaurus thesaurorum.

A hand-painted manuscript page showing alchemical scenes in three panels: two figures, one nude, meet in a landscape above a brick furnace with flames and smoke, and below, glass vessels labeled distillatio. Ink and watercolor on paper, with handwritten inscriptions above, the page is hand-colored in the style of early modern alchemical manuscripts.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1725?]
Medium
Manuscripts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2571 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
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: Thesaurus thesaurorum: página de manuscrito alquímico

Una página manuscrita pintada a mano con escenas alquímicas en tres paneles: dos figuras, una desnuda, aparecen en un paisaje sobre un horno de ladrillo con llamas y humo, y abajo, vasijas de vidrio rotuladas «Distillatio». Tinta y acuarela sobre papel, con inscripciones manuscritas en la parte superior, la página está coloreada a mano al estilo de los manuscritos alquímicos de la temprana edad moderna.

Português: Thesaurus thesaurorum: página de manuscrito alquímico

Uma página de manuscrito pintada à mão com cenas alquímicas em três painéis: duas figuras, uma nua, aparecem em uma paisagem acima de um forno de tijolos com chamas e fumaça, e abaixo, frascos de vidro rotulados «Distillatio». Tinta e aquarela sobre papel, com inscrições manuscritas na parte superior, a página é colorida à mão no estilo dos manuscritos alquímicos do início da era moderna.

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