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Alchemist in the kitchen

Lost Art-ID

595386

Artist / Creator

Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst

Birth

1712.10.30, Weimar

Death

1774.04.23, Dresden

Place of activity

Arnstadt; Weimar; Grochwitz (Herzfeld); Braunschweig; Freiberg (Sachsen); Meißen; Dresden

Title

Alchemist in the kitchen

Dating

1750 (um)

Object type

Painting

Group of reported objects

Painting

Material / Technique

Oil ; Panel / painted

Height

30.50 cm

Width

23.00 cm

Inventory number

F1398

Description

The alchemist standing in front of his hearth and about to throw a scorpion into a fire-breathing crucible. At his feet skulls and an open book of plants.

Provenance

Mid 18th century Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst / gen. Dietricy

[...]

10.01.1942 Purchased in the Paris art trade by Prof. Hans Möbius

Unknown date transported to Würzburg

July 1944 at the latest Martin von Wagner-Museum of the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, packed for removal from storage due to the war.

Since 1946/47 back at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, since 1963 the Martin von Wagner-Museum is in the in the south wing of the Würzburg Residence, the painting is currently in storage.

Literature / Source

Hoffmann, Volker / Koppe, Konrad: Gemäldekatalog. Martin von Wagner-Museum der Universität Würzburg. Würzburg, 1986. Eintrag Nr. 132, S. 63.

Published since

16.03.2021