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See in the 1741 cylcopaedia a line for "surgery" to see "chirurgery". Under "Chirurgery" it states that it is "popularly called Surgery, the third branch of medicine; consisting in operations performed by the hand, for the cure of wounds, and other…

1 print : engraving ; image 19.9 x 14.4 cm
Lettering
Ioannis Veslingii Mindani, Syntagma anatomicum ; Jo. Georgius sculp.

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…

oil and tempera on canvas
Painted surface H: 25 1/4 x W: 19 13/16 in. (64.2 x 50.3 cm)

Suffrages of the Saints
Saint Agatha, Folio 179r

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…

MS Royal 2 B VII, fol. 242r.

1 photomechanical reproduction : lithograph

Lettering
Elle. -Le médecin est un peu comme un confesseur? Le docteur. -...Alors vous lui faites voir tout ca? ; Abel Faivre

Work Type
Humorous pictures. Ink drawings.
Material
india ink over pencil ;
Measurements
sheet 25.7 x 17 cm
Description
1 drawing :
The artist shows sutures where the breasts have been removed. Three Bavarian passers-by are open-mouthed with…

Kopie in spiegelbeeld naar prent van Marcantonio Raimondi. Het martelaarschap van de heilige is niet volledig uitgebeeld naar voorbeeld van Raimondi. Op deze prent heeft de heilige haar borsten…

Heilige Agatha. Onderdeel van een serie van 24 voorstellingen van vrouwelijke martelaren (martyrologium). De voorstellingen zijn voorzien van randen met bloemen en dieren.

Materialpaper
Techniqueengraving
Measurementsheight c. 196 mm × width c.…