Panacea, daughter of Æsculapius, examining a urine flask and surrounded by medical paraphernalia. Engraving by P. Galle (?).

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In the background are two scenes which symbolize two subjects complementary to medicine. The first is surgery, represented as an anatomical dissection, and the second is pharmacy, represented by physician presenting a pharmacist with a recipe outside his shop

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 20.5 x 24.6 cm

Panacea. Dat Panacea potens egris mortalibus artem, que queat in caelum manes revocare sepultos, que queat et morbos et acutos corde dolores, auferre, et validas membris adhibere medelas. Bears number: 7

G. Wolf-Heidegger & A.M. Cetto, Die anatomische Sektion in bildlicher Darstellung, Basel 1967, p. 167-168, 428, pl. 69

Wellcome Collection 17831i