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The Sciences: Chemistry, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Shirlaw, Walter 1838-1909  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Library of Congress 10 1st Street, S.E Second Floor, West Corridor Washington District of Columbia 20540
Notes:
Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 118-120.
Summary:
A female figure stands with one foot on a piece of chemical equipment. She holds a glass retort and pours liquid. A mouth of a serpent emerges from the resulting vapors. The serpent is coiled around an hourglass.
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Science  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Chemistry  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Snake  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08480640
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_371927