Painting > Elementa Chemicae Triptych

Gold leaf and painted triptych illustrating the alchemy process to discover the Philosopher’s Stone (detail)
Elementa Chemicae Triptych
Opened Top Middle
# 30, 31, 55, 56
Gold Leaf and Acrylic paint on Wood
50 in H x 40 in W opened
2004

#30, #31, The restratification of the elements in the container occurs by repeatedly extracting the mercurial spirit and then pouring it back.

#55, #56, The repeated distillations or sublimations and subsequent moistening