Mattheus van Helmont
(1623 - 1679)
 

Mattheus van Helmont was a Flemish painter specialized in genre scenes of interiors and village scenes. His style and subject matter were influenced by the work of David Teniers the Younger and Adriaen Brouwer. His preferred subjects were peasant feasts, wedding celebrations, drinkers and alchemists. He developed his own personal style towards the final phase of his career. He spent most of his active life in Antwerp but moved to Brussels later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattheus_van_Helmont

An Alchemist at Work

1600s
Oil on canvas
109.2 x 149.9 cm
The Science History Institute, Philadelphia, US.
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/f7623d391