Science (of Art and Science pair)

• 17th–18th century
• After Gerard Thomas
• 32 x 48 in.
  Oil on canvas, mounted on board
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.265
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

An iatrochemist performs a uroscopy while other activities take place in his workshop. A woman is waiting for the diagnosis, having brought him the flask of urine in the wicker basket seen hanging from her right arm. Celestial and terrestrial globes, a hanging reptile, a seated dog, and alchemical apparatus are seen throughout the workshop. In the background are four assistants working near the hearth. In the right foreground a young man is working the bellows.