Roman Mythology Gallery

Gods Of Healing

Asclepius or Aesculapius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, with the snake-entwined staff which has come to symbolise the medical profession, circa 1700. On the left is his son Telesphorus or Telesphoros, a hooded dwarf who presides over convalescence. A statue from the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (or alle Valle) in Rome, drawn and engraved by Nicolas Dorigny. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Aurora of Guido (engraving)

1617010 The Aurora of Guido (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Aurora of Guido, now the subject of a ballet at Her Majesty's Theatre. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 April 1843.
English School (19th Century)); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection

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Terra-Cotta Figure of a Young Bacchus, in the Leeds Exhibition (engraving)

1611339 Terra-Cotta Figure of a Young Bacchus, in the Leeds Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terra-Cotta Figure of a Young Bacchus, in the Leeds Exhibition. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 September 1868.
English School (19th Century)); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection

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