Asclepius or Hepius, hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. With serpent-entwined staff and serpents. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor’s Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as Favissæ utriusque antiquitatis tam Romanæ quam Græcæ in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716.
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5030 x 6823 px | 42.6 x 57.8 cm | 16.8 x 22.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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