Distillatio (Distillation)

c. 1590/1593

Workshop of Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Philip Galle

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

This print shows an alchemical laboratory filled with various apparatuses and equipment associated with distillation, such as flasks, large tubs or vessels, and tubes and wires. There are adult men and young boys engaged in tasks throughout the scene, stoking fires, holding vessels, reading books, or conversing with one another. The setting is a large room with high ceilings, arches and beams. Shelves line the walls, full of more equipment, and more men are seen working in the background, surrounded by smoke and vapors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.1 × 26.7 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.4 × 36.6 cm (10 13/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1581

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 329, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1952: Vol. VII, no. 417.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Stradanus, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2008, no. 329, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65512217

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