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Die Alchemische Weltlandschaft von 1618: Zur Synthese einer Ikone der Alchemie, in Wagner, Berit and Gannon, Corinna (Eds.): Opus magnum: Matthäus Merian d.Ä. und die Bebilderung der Alchemie, Heidelberg: arthistoricum.net-ART-Books, 2024, p. 247–262. https://doi.org/10.11588/arthistoricum.1311.c19542

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05/08/2024

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Berit Wagner

Die Alchemische Weltlandschaft von 1618

Zur Synthese einer Ikone der Alchemie

Whereas the famous image has already been the subject of many interpretations in the history of science, far less has been written about its genesis from an art historical perspective. Yet this focus is particularly purposeful, especially since it vividly illustrates the convergence of different currents typical of the subject matter and assigns alchemical iconography a firm place within European visual and art history dating back to the Christian Middle Ages.