De alchemist
Thomas Wijck
c. 1660 - c. 1670
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
10.8; 38; 43.6
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Legaat van L. Dupper Wzn., Dordrecht
About the Artist
Thomas Wijck · 1616–1677
**Thomas Wijck** (also spelled Wijk or Wyck; 1616–1677) was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his Italianate port scenes, genre paintings, and depictions of alchemists and scholars. Born in Beverwijk into an artist family, he received his initial training from his father before traveling to Italy around 1640. There he spent time in Rome and the environs of Naples, producing numerous sketches...