Three Alchemical Miniatures
- Circa 1450 – 1475
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Small JPG1200 x 1498px — 404 KBLarge JPG2880 x 3595px — 1.9 MBFull-sized JPG3098 x 3867px — 2.2 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 3098 x 3867px — 34.3 MBThree German or Austrian alchemical miniatures, parchment mounted on wood. These three miniatures are of interest for their iconography and as evidence of a deluxe manuscript of "Das Buch der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit," the first alchemical text in German illustrated by fully-painted miniatures. A fourth miniature from the manuscript is held at the National Museum of Sweden. The three paintings show an Ouroboros in relation to alchemical imagery.
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Belonged to Joost R. Ritman (1941- ), Dutch businessman and collector of art and books; Bibliotheca Philosophia Hermetica MS 177, respectively numbered 423, 424, 425 (noted on verso in ink). Offered for sale in 20th century Munich, Robert Wölfle, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat, his label pasted on the back of all three miniatures; offered by an English or American dealer with clippings from a catalogue in English pasted on back of each miniature; in purple ink, partially visible, round stamp from "Douane Françaises," as well as another stamp, in the same style, from "Zentralstelle für Denkmalschutz." |
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“Three Alchemical Miniatures.” Parchment (animal material), wood board, circa 1450–1475. MS 10. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8c97kr51w.
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