Is part of: Erster[-dritte] Theil der grossen Wundartzney; title page.; See related catalog record: 2273065R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
woodcut
book illustration
At a field medical station a physician treats the wounded brought back from the front lines; in the background, an ambulance races by, and in the distance smoke rises above the battlefield.
Allegorical representation of the physician as God. Interior view with three scenes: patient in bed being treated by surgeon, nurse, and an assistant; woman drying bandages(?) at a fireplace; another bedside scene. Praying is a prominent motif.
Allegorical figure of the physician as an Angel standing among books and tools of the medical professions. Interior scene: two views of patients in bed consulting with physicians; splint being replaced on broken leg; woman with small pot at…