Plague, 1500
by Granger
Title
Plague, 1500
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Granger
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
PLAGUE, 1500. Visit to the plague patient. The physician holds a sponge soaked with vinegar and spices to his nose, while two attendants fumigate with torches. Woodcut, 1500, attributed to Gentile Bellini from Johannes de Ketham's 'Fasciculus Medicinae,' Venice, 1500.
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September 26th, 2013
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