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Matthäus Merian d.Ä. als Radierer-Alchemist, in Wagner, Berit and Gannon, Corinna (Eds.): Opus magnum: Matthäus Merian d.Ä. und die Bebilderung der Alchemie, Heidelberg: arthistoricum.net, 2024, p. 263–270. https://doi.org/10.11588/arthistoricum.1311.c19543
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05/08/2024
Matthäus Merian d.Ä. als Radierer-Alchemist
Alchemy once originated in the arts and crafts. Many methods and techniques for processing, imitating and refining different materials were thus developed. Artists often had alchemical knowledge. This short essay intends to sketch in how far the art of etching overlapped with alchemy. A detailed look at the images of creation which Merian etched for Robert Fludd will show that the artist who created such complex imagery for alchemical processes was also well-versed in the “Great Art”.
