Painting > Elementa Chemicae Triptych

Gold leaf and painted triptych illustrating the alchemy process to discover the Philosopher’s Stone (detail)
Elementa Chemicae Triptych
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#14, 15, 43, 44
Gold Leaf and Acrylic paint on Wood
50 in H x 40 in W opened
2004

# 14, Gold is purified by mixing with antimony.

# 15, Gold is transformed by dissolution into philosophical sulfur.

# 43 In the tenth distillation and the subsequent moistening the elements are divided in two.

# 44, The fiery nature of the lapis lowers itself to the ground. The water turns into clouds