TY - ART DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License TI - The Alchemist ID - mk61rh526 AU - Granet, François-Marius DA - 1800/// YR - 1800 M3 - oil paint (paint), canvas (textile material) UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/mk61rh526 AB - A bearded man reading a book is standing in a great vaulted interior. A large window illuminates the room with warm daylight, reflecting against the glassware sparsely placed on upper shelves. At right, a long-necked alembic distills into a receiver placed in a water bath on the floor. The atmosphere is peaceful and meditative, evoking the contemplation of a monk in retreat or a scholar engaged in deep study. This 19th-century image was created well after the establishment of chemistry as a university discipline, yet it looks backwards to an earlier era of experiment and discovery. KW - Alchemists KW - Alchemy KW - Alchemy in art LA - ER -