The Search for the Alchemical Formula

2025-07-09T10:53:18-04:00

A man in red skull cap and coat furred at collar and cuff sits with open book on his lap, body facing left with head turned right, in a green tattered velvet chair. At right, a cloth-covered table topped with a skull. The skull reminds the viewer of life's brevity and time's passing. To his left sits a furnace and distillation apparatus.