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Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan

Sayı: 16 19 Eylül 2026
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Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan

Öz

Within a context in which experimental science redefined the limits of legitimate knowledge, alchemy acquired new visual and symbolic expressions in nineteenth-century western art. This study adopts a qualitative, iconographic-symbolic approach that treats alchemical concepts as structures rather than decorative motifs. The chromatic stages of transformation, the Sol–Luna polarity, and the principle of coniunctio oppositorum are employed as interpretive tools to examine how meaning is constructed through composition, color, and figural relationships. These tools are applied to three case studies from England and France. The analysis demonstrates that alchemy functions as a visual logic responding to the intellectual and spiritual fragmentation of modernity. The revival of alchemy provided artists with a symbolic framework through which tensions between matter and spirit, tradition and modernity, and vision and knowledge are negotiated. The study argues that alchemy operated as a visual-symbolic method contributing to the transformation of aesthetic discourse.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

None

Etik Beyan

This study does not require ethics committee approval.

Teşekkür

None

Kaynakça

  1. Abraham, L. (1998). A dictionary of alchemical imagery. Cambridge University Press.
  2. Atwood, M. A. (1920). A suggestive inquiry into the Hermetic mystery. W. Tait. (Original work published 1850). https://archive.org/details/suggestiveinquir00atwo_0
  3. Bristow, J. (2001). He and I: Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s other man. Victorian Poetry, 39(3), 365-388. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40002251
  4. Cooke, P. (2008). Gustave Moreau and the reinvention of history painting. The Art Bulletin, 90(3), 394–416. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20619619
  5. Cooke, P. (2009). Symbolism, decadence and Gustave Moreau. The Burlington Magazine, 151(1274), 312-318. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40480188
  6. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (c. 1864-1870). Beata Beatrix [Painting]. Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom.
  7. De Morgan, E. (1903). The Love Potion [painting]. De Morgan Collection, London, United Kingdom.
  8. De Morgan Foundation. (n.d.). The Love Potion. https://www.demorgan.org.uk/collection/the-love-potion/

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Resim Tarihi, Sanat Tarihi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

19 Eylül 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

6 Şubat 2026

Kabul Tarihi

2 Eylül 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 16

Kaynak Göster

APA
Abualrob, A. O. M., & Yavuz, S. (2026). Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, 16, 181-197. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1883405
AMA
1.Abualrob AOM, Yavuz S. Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan. ARTS. 2026;(16):181-197. doi:10.46372/arts.1883405
Chicago
Abualrob, Ahmed O M, ve Seda Yavuz. 2026. “Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, sy 16: 181-97. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1883405.
EndNote
Abualrob AOM, Yavuz S (01 Eylül 2026) Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi 16 181–197.
IEEE
[1]A. O. M. Abualrob ve S. Yavuz, “Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan”, ARTS, sy 16, ss. 181–197, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.46372/arts.1883405.
ISNAD
Abualrob, Ahmed O M - Yavuz, Seda. “Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi. 16 (01 Eylül 2026): 181-197. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1883405.
JAMA
1.Abualrob AOM, Yavuz S. Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan. ARTS. 2026;:181–197.
MLA
Abualrob, Ahmed O M, ve Seda Yavuz. “Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, sy 16, Eylül 2026, ss. 181-97, doi:10.46372/arts.1883405.
Vancouver
1.Ahmed O M Abualrob, Seda Yavuz. Alchemy as a symbolic framework in nineteenthcentury Western art: a comparative analysis of Rossetti, Moreau and De Morgan. ARTS. 01 Eylül 2026;(16):181-97. doi:10.46372/arts.1883405