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Medicine against Syphilis
attributed to workshop of Philips Galle, c. 1589 - c. 1593
The bed-ridden patient is given a new medicine against syphilis made from the Haitian plant Guaiacum. The brothel scene on the wall refers to a debauched lifestyle as the possible cause of the disease. At the right, the bark of the plant is being chopped into pieces and the medicine prepared. The print belongs to a series of 19 inventions from the Renaissance.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-6838
- Dimensionswidth 271 mm x height 204 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure