Medicine against Syphilis
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.
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Medicine against Syphilis
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.
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De patiënt in bed krijgt een n ...... tvindingen uit de Renaissance.
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The bed-ridden patient is give ...... ventions from the Renaissance.
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RP-P-OB-6838
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Rijksmuseum
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Medicijn tegen syfilis
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Medicine against Syphilis
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c. 1589 - c. 1593
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ca. 1589 - ca. 1593
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blad breedte 271 mm
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blad hoogte 204 mm
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height 204 mm
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width 271 mm
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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Hollstein Dutch 416
New Hollstein Dutch 328 1(3)