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# Philips Galle's Alchemist after a drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: a man sinking into utter insignificance and ruin, driven by the wish to grow rich quickly in the fields of alchemical transmutation
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- Published: 2025-07-01T16:37:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:29:34.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Coming Up, Art, Moscow, Museums

Philips Galle's Alchemist after a drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: a man sinking into utter insignificance and ruin, driven by the wish to grow rich quickly in the fields of alchemical transmutation. Instead of turning lead into gold, the experiments of the philosopher's stone, as so often happens, turn a full life into empty hopes.

The exhibition of prints “Not Only Bruegel…”, which opened yesterday at the Pushkin Museum

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_17083@01-07-2025_19-37-41.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_17084@01-07-2025_19-37-41.jpg)

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