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Thomas of Aquinas at a Leg Operation
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Thomas Aquinas stands by a monk who is about to undergo surgery on his leg. The surgeon heats and disinfects a knife in a fire. In the margin, a five-line inscription in Latin. Twenty-fourth print from a series of thirty prints depicting the life story of Thomas Aquinas.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineThomas van Aquino bij een beenoperatie. 1610. Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
