Fracastoro - Syphilus, Christoph Schwarz, 1588/1595

Hieronymus fracastorius (girolamo fracastoro) shows the shepherd syphilus and the hunter ilceus a statue of venus to warn them against the danger of infection with syphilis. Engraving by jan sadeler i, after christoph schwartz. Date: 1588/1595. Dimensions: platemark 24.1 x 30.5 cm. Medium: engraving. Collection: print in the collection of the Wellcome Library.