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Illness and Diseases


Famine, Plague, etc.



5 subcategories
Famine

FAMINE

Insanity

INSANITY

Leprosy

LEPROSY

Patients and Invalids

PATIENTS AND INVALIDS

Plague

PLAGUE

188 photos
La Consultation - The medical examination. Canvas, 57 x 52 cm M.I. 907
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La Consultation - The medical examination. Canvas, 57 x 52 cm...

The prophet Elisa heals the Syrian Captain Naeman from leprosy in the waters of the Jordan river. Oil on oakwood (1520) 59 x 38 cm Inv. 1009
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The prophet Elisa heals the Syrian Captain Naeman from leprosy in the wate...

The first pipe. Oil on wood 46 x 34 cm
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The first pipe. Oil on wood...

Operating the fool's stone. Oil on canvas
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Operating the fool's stone. Oil on canvas

The barber-surgeon. Oil on wood (1638) 42 x 56 cm
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The barber-surgeon. Oil on wood (1638)...

The Seven Acts of Mercy. Wood (around 1550) Antwerp, Belgium
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The Seven Acts of Mercy. Wood (around 1550)...

Small altar. Center and inner wings: the prophet Elisha cleanses the Syrian Captain Naeman of leprosy. 1520 Oakwood, center 59 x 38 cm, wings 59 x 17 cm Inv. 1007, 1009
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Small altar. Center and inner wings: the prophet Elisha cleanses the Syrian Capt...

La femme hydropique - the dropsical woman, 1662 Canvas, 86 x 67,8 cm INV. 1213
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La femme hydropique - the dropsical woman, 1662 Canvas, 86 x 67,8 cm...

Christ heals the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda. Around 1640 Oakwood, 50 x 81 cm Inv. 1691
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Christ heals the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda. Around 1640...

The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collection of art and curios.
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The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a...

The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical for the Ambras collection.
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The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suf...

The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who had made a detailed study of his father's glandular disturbance. The three paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical of the mixture of art and curiosities in 16th century princely collections.
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The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who h...