The Visit To The Alchimist, Oil On Copper From The XIX Th Century

Chez L'alchimiste, Oil On Copper From The XIX Eme Century"
"The visit to the alchemist", very beautiful oil on copper from the 19th century in its original gilded and blackened wood frame.
a charming composition inspired by Flemish paintings in the spirit of Teniers etc...etc...
the painter had fun giving the alchemist the air of Leonardo da Vinci, he is richly dressed in the fashion of the time. A woman by his side appears as a servant or perhaps a client.
in the front of the stage in the foreground, a table is furnished with open books like grimoires, a candle, a mortar and a skull.
elements attributed to alchemists and vanitas or memento mori.
the details are of a beautiful finesse, the face of the alchemist looking at his vial is very well done.
the colors are fresh and bright, a matte varnish protects the whole.
a very pretty composition mixing the alchemist with the vanity of life.
dimensions: 13 cm by 16 cm for the copper and 23 cm by 27 cm with the frame.
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