1 print : engraving ; image 19.9 x 15.1 cm
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Ioannis Veslingii Mindani Syntagma anatomicum cum commentariis. Exhibente Gerardo Blasio. Medicinæ doctore, et professore. ; I. Vesling
Frontispiece of Johannes Scultetus's Armamentarium Chirurgicum shows a man's leg being set. In the background hung on the wall are the surgeon's instruments of choice, including bone nippers and other shears. This treatise is moreso catered to…
Christ offers his wound to God the Father. Virgin Mary performs similar pose in right panel, gesturing breast to center. Behind is a tableau of the tools associated with Christ's passion. Imagery resembles a page form a contemporaneous surgical…
pen and ink wash drawing
Height 277 mm
Width 207 mm
watermark: Lamb in circle (45 x 47 mm, on P3 of 6P, vH, left), similar to Briquet 49 (with halo)(Florence 1511, Treviso 1514), similar to Piccard Online 86768 (Ferrara 1576)