The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason

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Title

The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason

Subject

Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795
Occultists -- Europe -- Biography

Description

Presents a portrait of the freemason leader, noting his influence on eighteenth-century artists and royality, and citing his alleged theft of Marie Antoinette's diamond necklace and his arrest by the Inquisition for heresy.

Creator

Iain McCalman

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Citation

Iain McCalman, “The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason,” Humanities Hub, accessed October 7, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/492.