Asklepios Collection

The seizure of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 1798 (engraving)
3103684 The seizure of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 1798 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The seizure of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 1798)

Roman statue of Asclepius. The cult of the deity of Greek medicine, known as Asclepius, dates from the 6th century BC. Asclepius is represented in statues holding a staff around which a serpent

Asklepios / Aesculapius
Greek - Roman god of medicine and healing : the serpent twined round a staff was his attribute

Syphilis (Poster) - Oeuvre de Ramon Casas (1866-1932) - 1900 - Colour lithograph - 80x34
FIA5400157 Syphilis (Poster) - Oeuvre de Ramon Casas (1866-1932) - 1900 - Colour lithograph - 80x34, 3 - Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona by Casas

Bones of the left hand, Dorsal surface (engraving)
3634211 Bones of the left hand, Dorsal surface (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bones of the left hand, Dorsal surface)

Bataille de neige a Romorantin, le roi blesse a l assaut de la maison de Saint-Pol (colour litho)
3095655 Bataille de neige a Romorantin, le roi blesse a l assaut de la maison de Saint-Pol (colour litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Harley Street, Marylebone (b / w photo)
3637535 Harley Street, Marylebone (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harley Street, Marylebone)

Red Cross Nurse in WWI
3781054 Red Cross Nurse in WWI by Hatherell, William (1855-1928); (add.info.: Red Cross nurse supporting an injured soldier and child dseeking shelter)

Map of Cripplegate Ward, London (engraving)
983900 Map of Cripplegate Ward, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Cripplegate Ward)

Restored by Aesculapius
Poseidons sea-monsters so terrify the horses of Hippolytus that they drag him to death; fortunately Asklepios is able to restore him to life

1675 dated English Ladies' Cookbook including medical remedies
3030608 1675 dated English Ladies' Cookbook including medical remedies; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1675 dated English Ladies' Cookbook including medical remedies); © Don Troiani

Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia
527498 Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia, with his symbol of a serpent entwined round a staff. Engraving, 1798.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Union Soldier Blinded At Gettysburg
3056310 Union Soldier Blinded At Gettysburg; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; Musician Michael Leak of Company E 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers)

United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds
3033497 United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Statue of Asklepios, Greek God of Healing, early 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the third quarter of the 5th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Asklepios, Greek God of Healing, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the 4th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

RESTORED BY AESCULAPIUS
Poseidon's sea-monsters so terrify the horses of Hippolytus that they drag him to death ; fortunately Asklepios is able to restore him to life

Italian doctor - 14th century costume
3780399 Italian doctor - 14th century costume; (add.info.: Italian doctor - male costume of 14th century. Shown holding doctors tools of trade (box and pinchers)

Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d
LSE4096969 Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d Auray by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Basilica

Wounded French dragoon shooting a Prussian lancer at the Battle of Saint-Privat, Franco-Prussian War
5998712 Wounded French dragoon shooting a Prussian lancer at the Battle of Saint-Privat, Franco-Prussian War, 18 August 1870 (coloured engraving) by French School

Battle Scene (oil on canvas)
6200284 Battle Scene (oil on canvas) by Spolverini, Ilario (1657-1734) (follower of); 82.6x114.3 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving)
7234864 Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving)
7200122 Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpse bearers during the Plague)

Electrotherapy of the Salpetriere, here the electric baths and localized electrification in 1887 (engraving)
XEE3614285 Electrotherapy of the Salpetriere, here the electric baths and localized electrification in 1887 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

Edward I, while Prince of Wales killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poisoned Dagger
3630920 Edward I, while Prince of Wales killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poisoned Dagger, in the Holy Land (engraving) by Wale

Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving)
7186268 Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving) by Austrian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deformed woman of Prague, 1596)

Nursery appliances (engraving)
6005611 Nursery appliances (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nursery appliances)

Battle of Magenta on June 5, 1859. 19th century (engraving)
LRI4676802 Battle of Magenta on June 5, 1859. 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Museo Centrale del Risorgimento, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Battle of Magenta on June 5)

Looking for the wounded during the Siege of Paris in 1870, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XIR316649 Looking for the wounded during the Siege of Paris in 1870, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Baudouin, Paul Albert (1844-1931); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais

Q E D; a woman beaten by her husband (litho)
7201235 Q E D; a woman beaten by her husband (litho) by May, Philip William (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q E D)

Peste de Jaffa (engraving)
7179428 Peste de Jaffa (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peste de Jaffa. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut)
7201737 Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641)

Spanish troops killing wounded soldiers (colour litho)
3098900 Spanish troops killing wounded soldiers (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish troops killing wounded soldiers)

View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving)
3103756 View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving) by English School

Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (litho)
5987822 Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for catalogue of Army & Navy Stores Ltd)

Electrotherapy at the Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux in 1887 (engraving)
XEE3614284 Electrotherapy at the Salpetriere: diagnosis by Dr. Vigouroux in 1887 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne
XEE4134466 Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne. (From a phtograph of Mr. Trumpet and information communicated by Mr. L. Pommery)

The Spanish Bull Fight or the Corsican Matador in Danger, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving)
3035658 The Spanish Bull Fight or the Corsican Matador in Danger, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Une satire des medecins (A satire on physicians). Peinture de Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
FIA5327043 Une satire des medecins (A satire on physicians). Peinture de Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Huile sur bois, 26 x 37 cm, vers 1708. Ecole francaise, art rococo

Battle of Almansa between the troops of Philip V (1683-1746) and those of the Archduke Charles of Austria in 1707
IND113214 Battle of Almansa between the troops of Philip V (1683-1746) and those of the Archduke Charles of Austria in 1707 (oil on canvas) by Balaca y Canseco, Ricardo (1844-80); Palacio del Senado

Scene from the life of Louis VI the Fat, son of Philip I, from the manuscript Chroniques de France, printed by A
IND354804 Scene from the life of Louis VI the Fat, son of Philip I, from the manuscript Chroniques de France, printed by A

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, c. 1620 (oil on canvas)
IND380374 The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, c.1620 (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground
JLJ4593424 The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground. Miniature from " Triumphs

Confrontation between a policeman and a poacher (colour litho)
2818617 Confrontation between a policeman and a poacher (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Confrontation between a policeman and a poacher)

The Epic Fight At Col Della Berretta (colour litho)
2808645 The Epic Fight At Col Della Berretta (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Epic Fight At Col Della Berretta)

A doctor injured by a lunatic at the asylum of Clermont, France (colour litho)
2779188 A doctor injured by a lunatic at the asylum of Clermont, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Discussions between twelve doctors, from Codex de Capodilista (vellum)
ALI193502 Discussions between twelve doctors, from Codex de Capodilista (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Civica, Padua

The Italo-Turkish War, the discovery of the bodies of two valiant officers of the Lodi cavalry between
2815490 The Italo-Turkish War, the discovery of the bodies of two valiant officers of the Lodi cavalry between... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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Asklepios, also known as Aesculapius in Roman mythology, is a prominent figure associated with healing and medicine. This ancient deity was often depicted in various forms of art throughout history. One such representation is the Roman statue of Asclepius, showcasing his divine presence and symbolizing hope for those seeking medical assistance. Another artwork capturing the essence is "Bataille de neige a Romorantin, " portraying a wounded king during an assault on Saint-Pol's house amidst a snow battle. During World War I, Asklepios' influence extended to the Red Cross Nurses who diligently cared for injured soldiers on the battlefield. Their selfless dedication exemplified the healing power that this god embodied. The bones of the left hand engraved with intricate details remind us of Asklepios' association with anatomy and surgery. These engravings serve as valuable historical artifacts that shed light on medical practices from centuries ago. Harley Street in Marylebone holds significance as it became synonymous with prestigious medical practitioners over time. The black-and-white photograph captures its timeless charm and connection to healthcare professionals who have followed in Asklepios' footsteps. A map depicting Cripplegate Ward in London showcases how this area has evolved over time while still maintaining its ties to medicine and healing. It serves as a reminder that even urban landscapes can hold traces of Asklepios' restorative powers. Restored by Aesculapius - these words signify not only physical restoration but also spiritual rejuvenation under his watchful eye. This phrase echoes through history, reminding us that healing encompasses more than just treating ailments; it involves holistic well-being. An early 2nd-century statue immortalizes Asklepios, representing him as the Greek God of Healing. Its craftsmanship stands testament to humanity's enduring belief in divine intervention when it comes to health-related matters.