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for gold, using silver and a burning glass, 181–2 for Mosaic Gold, 182–3 for a cure for epilepsy, using human brains, 149–50 using elk brains, 150 for a homunculus, 150–1 for meditating on solutions, 36 for Ripley’s Blessed Liquor, 219–21 n.6 for the Stellated Regulus of Antimony, 227–8 n.1 rectification, 145 red, 30, 60, 63, 66, 103, 146, 150, 178–9 corals, 24 light of the Philosopher’s Stone, 184 see also Carmine; cinnabar; sulfur; Vermilion redemption, 75–76 Red Lion, 163 Rembrandt, 114–5, 138, 140, 156, 170, 187 res bina, 151–6 resins, 20–1, 70, 123 see also pine pitch resurrection, 72, 125–30, 142, 184 reverberation, 57 revivification, 142 rhodochrosite, 32 rhodonite, 32 Rice, 39 Ripley, George, 128–30, 141, 144–5 rock art, 21 rocks, in the shape of bread and fish, 24 rose, 178, 181 rosemary, 20 Rosicrucians, 29, 72, 156 Rouen cathedral, 106–7 rotting, see putrefactio INDEX 239 rubedo, 63, 178 Rubens, Peter Paul, 70, 85 ruby, 56, 184 Ruland, Martin, 81–83, 85, 87 rust, 30 sacrophagus, 28 Said, Edward, 95 salamander, 83 sal ammoniac, 19, 31, 179 saliva, 82, 151 salpetra, 105 salt, 28, 33, 39, 49, 55–57, 104–107, 116, 150 as dry, 62 as materia prima, 81 corrosive, 151 Jesus as, 154 of urine, 33, 126 symbol of, 65 saltpeter, 23, 82, 105 symbols of, 65, 179 sand, 21, 23 symbol of, 65 sandarac, 123 sandbya bhasya, 54 sanguine humor, 61 sanitary napkins, 71 saponification, 139 sapphire, 56 Sassetta, 2–3, 11, 21, 120, 169 Saturn, and melancholy, 76 as lead, 65, 76, 109, 185 as tin, 76 planet, 108 soul of, 56, 83 symbol of, 64 Schröder, Johann, 150 science, 30 sea foam, 28 seal and wax, 53 Seal of Solomon, 181 seasons, the four, 61

240 WHAT PAINTING IS Second Coming, 72 Secret Figures of the Rosicrucians, 71 secretion as “secret ion,” 164 secunda materia, 80 secundines, 149 Sedziwój, Michal, 63 seed, 103–104, 181 stone, 27 see also semen self-destruction, 143 self-reflexivity, 153, 161 semen, 70, 83, 102, 150, 163 serpent, 82, 113 Serrano, Andres, 70 Seurat, Georges, 48, 198 sexuality, 47 shamayim, 81 shellac, 123 shells, egg, 57 fossil, 27 shit, see excrement Shiva, 102, 163 sickness, 76 Sienna, 93, 106 see also Burnt Sienna; Raw Sienna silver, 27, 31, 151 as the moon, 65 chloride, 182 leaf, 222 n.17 symbol of, 222 n.17 tree, 143 sister, 53, 151 alchemical, 177–8 mystical, 152 size, 20, 169 Skj jerven, 39 skull, 141, 149 see also caput mortuum sleepies, Elk, 150 slug, 68–69 smoke, 82 snake, see serpent snow, 25–26 soap, see saponification soda, 33, 35 symbol of, 65 sodium carbonate, 35 hydroxide, 35 nitrate, 105 Sol, see sun solids, solid-liquid-gas, 25 supersolids, 25 solution, 140–1 solvent, 102 Son of Philosophy, 153, 165 Sophocles, 157, 159 soul, 25, 55–6, 73 as sulfur, 53 of elements, 82 of numbers, 44 see also Saturn, soul of Southwest American rock art, 21 spagyrists, 202 n.7 sphinx, 157–9 spirit, 4, 31, 55–6, 82 animal spirits, 24 of numbers, 44 stone-forming, 26 woody, 28 spirituality, 75 spiritus mundi, 79 sylvestris, 28 spittle, see saliva sponges, 28 spouse, 82 stag, antlers, 20 symbol of, 65 rotting, 70 tears, 28 see also elk Stahl, Georg Ernst, 110 stand oil, see oil

240 WHAT PAINTING IS<br />

Second Coming, 72<br />

Secret Figures of the Rosicrucians, 71<br />

secretion as “secret ion,” 164<br />

secunda materia, 80<br />

secundines, 149<br />

Sedziwój, Michal, 63<br />

seed, 103–104, 181<br />

s<strong>to</strong>ne, 27<br />

see also semen<br />

self-destruction, 143<br />

self-reflexivity, 153, 161<br />

semen, 70, 83, 102, 150, 163<br />

serpent, 82, 113<br />

Serrano, Andres, 70<br />

Seurat, Georges, 48, 198<br />

sexuality, 47<br />

shamayim, 81<br />

shellac, 123<br />

shells,<br />

egg, 57<br />

fossil, 27<br />

shit, see excrement<br />

Shiva, 102, 163<br />

sickness, 76<br />

Sienna, 93, 106<br />

see also Burnt Sienna;<br />

Raw Sienna<br />

silver, 27, 31, 151<br />

as the moon, 65<br />

chloride, 182<br />

leaf, 222 n.17<br />

symbol of, 222 n.17<br />

tree, 143<br />

sister, 53, 151<br />

alchemical, 177–8<br />

mystical, 152<br />

size, 20, 169<br />

Skj jerven, 39<br />

skull, 141, 149<br />

see also caput mortuum<br />

sleepies, Elk, 150<br />

slug, 68–69<br />

smoke, 82<br />

snake, see serpent<br />

snow, 25–26<br />

soap, see saponification<br />

soda, 33, 35<br />

symbol of, 65<br />

sodium<br />

carbonate, 35<br />

hydroxide, 35<br />

nitrate, 105<br />

Sol, see sun<br />

solids,<br />

solid-liquid-gas, 25<br />

supersolids, 25<br />

solution, 140–1<br />

solvent, 102<br />

Son of Philosophy, 153, 165<br />

Sophocles, 157, 159<br />

soul, 25, 55–6, 73<br />

as sulfur, 53<br />

of elements, 82<br />

of numbers, 44<br />

see also Saturn, soul of<br />

Southwest American rock art, 21<br />

spagyrists, 202 n.7<br />

sphinx, 157–9<br />

spirit, 4, 31, 55–6, 82<br />

animal spirits, 24<br />

of numbers, 44<br />

s<strong>to</strong>ne-forming, 26<br />

woody, 28<br />

spirituality, 75<br />

spiritus<br />

mundi, 79<br />

sylvestris, 28<br />

spittle, see saliva<br />

sponges, 28<br />

spouse, 82<br />

stag,<br />

antlers, 20<br />

symbol of, 65<br />

rotting, 70<br />

tears, 28<br />

see also elk<br />

Stahl, Georg Ernst, 110<br />

stand oil, see oil

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