A red-faced sun rises above a city; stunted trees stand in the foreground; representing either the culmination of the alchemical work or the star of hope that inspires the alchemist through his tribulations. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
- Ibbs, Edith A.
- Date:
- 1900-1909
- Reference:
- 39763i
- Part of:
- Splendor solis
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Previous title, replaced June 2023 : A red-faced sun rises above a city; stunted trees stand in the foreground; representing either the culmination of the alchemical work or the star of hope that inspires the alchemist through his tribulations. Watercolour painting.
Description
Lennep (op. cit, p. 116) sets out the two interpretations of the painting mentioned above
Publication/Creation
1900-1909
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; image 35 x 22 cm.
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References note
J. van Lennep, L'alchimie, Brussels 1984, pp. 110-129
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39763i
Creator/production credits
Painted by Edith Annie Ibbs (1863-1937) on commission from the secretary of the Historical Medical Exhibition organized by Henry S. Wellcome (C.J.S. Thompson), ca. 1907, and subsequently exhibited in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London
Reproduction note
After: Salomon Trismosin, Splendor solis, 1582, British Library, Harley ms. 3469
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