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An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast Wall Art
ART BY: Jan Steen
An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast Wall Art
ART BY: Jan Steen
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About this artwork
An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast is a lithographs by Jan Steen (1626–1679), dated January 1830. The artist is catalogued as Dutch. This reproduction is based on the copy in the Wellcome Collection, and the file offered here measures 4320 × 6000 px (6.0 MB). Catalogued under Prints and Baroque, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 121 works by Jan Steen, a Dutch artist.
Jan Havickszoon Steen was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). All works by Jan Steen →
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An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast is free to preview at web resolution. The original high-resolution file is a one-time purchase, or included with an Archive Lane membership (up to 1,000 high-resolution downloads per day) — and the artwork can also be ordered as a made-to-order print.
