1 drawing : black chalk heightened with white gouache ; sheet 62.5 x 47.8 cm
Lettering
Chasselat L'an 8. De son art bienfaisant il agrandit la sphère. Esculape conduit sa main, Minerve sa pensée. Il réunit enfin L'art de guérir et l'art de plaire.…
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.
Is part of: Erster[-dritte] Theil der grossen Wundartzney; title page.; See related catalog record: 2273065R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
woodcut
book illustration
Agatha was punished for refusing the advances of the Roman governor. She is tied to a column and her breasts are removed by attackers wielding huge clippers ; one attacker raises his knee to brace…