M0005866: Saint Carlo Borromeo administering the sacrament to victims of the great plague of Milan in 1576
- Date:
- 03 November 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/48/72
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Saint Carlo Borromeo administering the sacrament to victims of the great plague of Milan in 1576.
Description
Photograph of a painting by Gaspar de Crayer (1584-1669), Flemish painter, depicting Saint Carlo Borromeo giving Communion to the plague stricken. The photograph was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in October 1938 (accession number PHO 11063).
Publication/Creation
03 November 1938
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request