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Tagged With: scales

The Apothecary by Frans Van Mieris(II) 1714

Frans Van Mieris (II) ( 1689 – 1763 )     from The Rijksmuseum Detail: medicine, flower pot, aloe, poppy pod, mortar and pestle, ewer, glass bottle, medicine jar, book, wood band box, scales, spoon, cravat, cuttle fish bone, brass pot, fur cap, gourd bottle, shelves, harts horn, barrel , box, saw fish,  tablecloth

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A doctor in his study – Johann Cordua

Johann Cordua (1630-1702) Detail: doctor,  book, flask, medicine, skull, brass pan, scales, medicine jar, bottles, scalpel,  mortar and pestle, copper pan, shelf

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An Alchemist – Adriaen van Ostade 1661

Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685) Ok, it might be easier to say what isn’t in this painting. Detail: alchemist, wife, children, basket, window, raised hearth, curtain, ladder, herbs, basket, bowl, pot, bottle, flask bread, scales, funnel jar, box, stool, spoon, kettle, pipe, specticles, knife, tongs, bellows, book, retort, jug, hourglass, drill, fire bucket, sieve, pitcher, dust … Continue reading »

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Boulanger – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Diderot’s Encyclopaedia 1763 It is probably obvious what I am thinking / working on today. Detail: bread, dough, dough box, jug, baskets, buckets, scraper, peel, oven, scales, wood, work clothing, slops, bowl

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