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Medicine and Minerva
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Medicine and Minerva

Pieter Tanjé · 1716 - 1761 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The personification of medicine with an asclepius in her hand in conversation with the goddess of wisdom and science Minerva. They are surrounded by putti, and on the left stand pots with anatomical preparations in strong water.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printAesculapian signMinerva as patroness'Medicina' (Ripa)
Credit lineGeneeskunde en Minerva. 1716 - 1761. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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