Painting > Elementa Chemicae Triptych

Gold leaf and painted triptych illustrating the alchemy process to discover the Philosopher’s Stone (detail) The oven
Elementa Chemicae Triptych
Opened Bottom Right
#16, 17, 18, 45
Gold Leaf and Acrylic paint on Wood
50 in H x 40 in W opened
2004

# 16, The Oven

# 17, Sulfur and Mercury are United

# 18, Philosophical quicksilver consists of liquid, mercurial components (Azoth) and solid sulfurous parts (Latona) The birds is the mercurial “spirit” that carries out the work.

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