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A light-skinned man sitting near an oven is surrounded by papers and vessels, all within a shadowy room in this vertical painting. The scene is dominated by chocolate and clay brown, black, slate blue, and shades of gray. The man sits facing our right in profile near the center of the painting. He wears a tall black cap that shadows his eyes and a rust-brown sleeveless garment like a vest over dark, steel-gray, long sleeves. Cream-white fabric tied around his waist could be an apron, and more white fabric drapes over his knees. Brown hair is visible behind his ear, he has a mustache, and his…

The Alchemist

Cornelis Bega (Dutch, 1631/1632 - 1664)

1663 · oil on canvas mounted on panel

National Gallery of Art · From the Collection of Ethel and Martin Wunsch

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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