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lunes, 7 de marzo de 2011

Doktor Schnabel von Rom


Doktor Schnabel von Rom, engraving by Paul Fürst (after J Columbina), Rome 1656.
A medical doctor equipped for visiting patients afflicted with the plague: a waxed long cloak, face covered with a mask, eyes secured behind crystal, and pleasantly smelling spices are placed in the long beak.