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Mattheus van Helmont: An Alchemist at Work  wikidata:Q110128318 reasonator:Q110128318
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Mattheus van Helmont  (1623–after 1679
date QS:P,+1679–00–00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1679–00–00T00:00:00Z/9
)  wikidata:Q10730195
 
Mattheus van Helmont
Alternative names
Mattheus van Hellemont, Matheus van Helmont
Description Flemish painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 24 July 1623 (baptised) after 1679
date QS:P,+1679-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1679-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death Antwerp City of Brussels
Work period from 1645 until 1679
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1645-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1679-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location
Antwerp (1645-1674), City of Brussels (1674-1679)
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artist QS:P170,Q10730195
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Title
An Alchemist at Work
label QS:Len,"An Alchemist at Work"
label QS:Lde,"Alchemist bei der Arbeit"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description

Within the shadowy confines of a workshop, an alchemist is surrounded by broken apparatus and overflowing piles of cryptic texts. The alchemist, dressed in a red shirt and brown vest, holds a large flask containing liquid in his right hand, and appears to be scratching his head, or pushing at his hat, with his left hand. The theatrical pose of the figure suggests frustration. The hay scattered about is synonymous with extreme poverty.

Van Helmont was a follower of Adrien Brouwer and David Teniers II. Popular subjects for these artists include peasant interiors, alchemists, doctors, and craftsmen at work.
Date 17th century
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 43 in (109.2 cm); width: 59 in (149.8 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,43U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,59U218593
institution QS:P195,Q5090408
Accession number
FA 2000.003.036
Credit line Eddleman Collection, Science History Institute.
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Signature bottom left:

MV Hellemont f.
Underlining indicates letter difficult to discern. There are also illegible marks made with the same paint, located underneath the signature.
Notes Image downloaded with permission from the Science History Institute, as part of the Wikipedian in Residence initiative.
Source/Photographer https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/td96k360d
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