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Thesis: Gender & Sacred Space in 17C Alchemical Art - Paul Ferguson - 03-01-2025
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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