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The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving by B. Eredi after C. Maratta.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Reference: 21253i
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A surgeon applying the method of cupping to a man's back: they are surrounded by anxious family and friends. Etching by A. Fantuzzi, ca. 1542, after G. Romano.
Romano, Giulio, 1499-1546.Date: [1542?]Reference: 23028i
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Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 29 March 1796Reference: 12078i
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A naked man lies with his eyes closed with one foot touching a lit candle held by a golden cupid; he lies on his side floating above an array of gold gift-wrapped presents among other items with one arm raised towards a glowing gold star with a gold cloud bearing a cupid, a personified gold moon and a falling teddy bear; includes the message in Italian: 'excluded because of AIDS'; one of a series of posters by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz/Aide Suisse contre le SIDA/Aiuto AIDS Svizerro. Colour lithograph by Etienne Francey and Daniel Ammann.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 675045i
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Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.
Date: 1647Reference: 25026i
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Mary enters her Dormition holding a candle, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving.
Reference: 21251i
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The Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Chromotypograph.
Reference: 21255i
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Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver working by the light of a candle in a reflective sconce. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
Radel, active 1751-1767.Reference: 43963i
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Wachs und Kerze : ein Beitrag zur Kulturgeschichte dreier Jahrtausende / von Reinhard Büll und Ernst Moser.
Büll, Reinhard.Date: 1974
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A man looking through a magnifying glass at a picture of a monkey, whose flatulence extinguishes the flame of a candle; representing the pleasures of the sense of sight. Engraving, 17--.
Reference: 27128i
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Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.
Date: 1788Reference: 27184i
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Christ appears to Saint John the Evangelist with eyes aflame and a sword in his mouth. Woodcut, 15--.
Reference: 24954i
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A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.
Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638.Reference: 22678i
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A black x-shaped cross with a yellow line woven around it and three lit candles across the centre; below, a frowning priest stands next to a dark doorway. Watercolour with gouache by N. Goullet, 1955.
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957.Date: 21/10/55 [21 October 1955]Reference: 2969689i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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A naked man lies with his eyes closed with one foot touching a lit candle held by a golden cupid; he lies on his side floating above an array of gold gift-wrapped presents among other items with one arm raised towards a glowing gold star with a gold cloud bearing a cupid, a personified gold moon and a falling teddy bear; includes the message in German: 'excluded because of AIDS'; one of a series of posters by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz/Aide Suisse contre le SIDA/Aiuto AIDS Svizerro. Colour lithograph by Etienne Francey and Daniel Ammann.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 675039i
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The circumcision of Christ. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
Baur, Johann Wilhelm, 1607-1642.Reference: 22008i
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An anatomical dissection by Pieter Pauw in the Leiden anatomy theatre. Engraving by Andries Stock after a drawing by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1615.
Gheyn, Jacob de, 1565-1629.Date: 1615Reference: 24757i
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The evil effects of intemperance on a man and his family. Lithograph by Alvey, c. 1840, after T.C. Wilson.
Wilson, T. C.Date: [1840?]Reference: 108i
Part of: Star
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Michelangelo drawing from an anatomized cadaver. Photogravure after M. J. A. Mercié.
Mercié, Antonin, 1845-1916.Reference: 24231i
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A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph by E. Meyer after A.Brouwer.
Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638.Reference: 22621i
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A woman sleeps at a table as one man lights his pipe and another tries to wake her. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, c. 1774, after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Date: 1 January 1774Reference: 24839i
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The presentation of the Virgin. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.A. Sirani.
Sirani, Giovanni Andrea, 1610-1670.Reference: 11792i
Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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Six fashionable young men after a drinking session, all with girls in their arms. Engraving, c. 1796.
Date: 7 March 1796Reference: 26872i
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A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.
Date: 1700Reference: 2818721i
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Las Casas sick with a fever being taken care of by two Peruvian indians. Tinted aquatint.
Reference: 17308i

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The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving by B. Eredi after C. Maratta.

A surgeon applying the method of cupping to a man's back: they are surrounded by anxious family and friends. Etching by A. Fantuzzi, ca. 1542, after G. Romano.

Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

Mary enters her Dormition holding a candle, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving.

The Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Chromotypograph.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver working by the light of a candle in a reflective sconce. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Wachs und Kerze : ein Beitrag zur Kulturgeschichte dreier Jahrtausende / von Reinhard Büll und Ernst Moser.

A man looking through a magnifying glass at a picture of a monkey, whose flatulence extinguishes the flame of a candle; representing the pleasures of the sense of sight. Engraving, 17--.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

Christ appears to Saint John the Evangelist with eyes aflame and a sword in his mouth. Woodcut, 15--.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph after A. Brouwer.

A black x-shaped cross with a yellow line woven around it and three lit candles across the centre; below, a frowning priest stands next to a dark doorway. Watercolour with gouache by N. Goullet, 1955.

The circumcision of Christ. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.

An anatomical dissection by Pieter Pauw in the Leiden anatomy theatre. Engraving by Andries Stock after a drawing by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1615.

The evil effects of intemperance on a man and his family. Lithograph by Alvey, c. 1840, after T.C. Wilson.

Michelangelo drawing from an anatomized cadaver. Photogravure after M. J. A. Mercié.

A surgeon treating a patient's foot, in the background another surgeon is examining a patient in a surgery. Lithograph by E. Meyer after A.Brouwer.

A woman sleeps at a table as one man lights his pipe and another tries to wake her. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, c. 1774, after G. Dou.

The presentation of the Virgin. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.A. Sirani.

Six fashionable young men after a drinking session, all with girls in their arms. Engraving, c. 1796.

A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.

Las Casas sick with a fever being taken care of by two Peruvian indians. Tinted aquatint.