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Aesculapius Tending the Sick in a Temple
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Aesculapius Tending the Sick in a Temple

Jacob Folkema · 1702 - 1767 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The laurelled Aesculapius, god of health and medicine, tends to the sick lying on mattresses in a temple, staff in hand. Servants on either side also care for the figures struck by illness.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printAesculapius healing
Credit lineAesculapius verpleegt zieken in een tempel. 1702 - 1767. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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