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Bearded man bathing in a blue vat over a fire, a white dove above, and a kneeling attendant tending the flame in an arched hall.

Aeson rejuvenated in a boiling vat, alchemical elixir of life

A bearded man bathes in a round blue-lined vat set over a fire, while a white dove hovers above him. A kneeling attendant in blue and red tends the flame beside a glass flask, within an arched Renaissance-style hall with a checkered floor and columns.

Artist
Ibbs, Edith A.
Date
1900-1909
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2639 × 4000 px
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