The Art of Alchemy: Comparing Works by Hendrik Heerschop and David Ryckaert III
In the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age, art reflected the economic and cultural prosperity of the Netherlands. Artists explored new secular genres like still lifes, genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits to cater to the merchant class and growing art market (Alpers). It was also an era fascinated by science and alchemy—the mystical medieval practice devoted to ... Read More
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