Food for Thoughts – IDEAS in WORDS, IMAGES, and MEDICINE

Aesculapius as Pupil of Chiron

Author: Reginault Jeam-Baptiste - (1784-1829)

Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Keywords: AESCULAPIUS ESCULAPIUS MEDICINE CHIRON CENTAUR APOLLO ARCH ARROW SAGITTA SAGITTARIUS SAGE ASCLEPIUS ESCULAPIO AESCULAPUS ESCULAPIO ESCULAPIUS ASKLEPIOS AESKLIPIAS STAFF MEDICINE EMBLEM HEALING SNAKE PAEAN HEALER HIPPOCRATES OATH SURGERY SURGEON DEXTERITY TECHNIQUE ART ARTISAN ARTIST HAND HANDINESS MAN MANUAL

Portraits (Busts) of Greek Philosophers: Socrates (Sokrates); Antistheines; Chrysippos; Epikouros (Epicurus)

Location: British Museum, London, England

Keywords: PHILOSOPHY SAGE BUST PORTRAIT GREEK WISDOM

Serpent Dragon Bicephalic Deity

Author: Aztec Nahuatl or Coatl Conjoined Twin Serpent - (1400 - 1521)

Location: British Museum, London, England, UK

Keywords: AZTEC MIXTEC COATL SERPENT DRAGON DEITY NAHUATL QUETZALCOATL COATLICUE MOCTAZUMA MOCETUZOHMA CORTEZ

Turquoise Mosaic of a double-headed serpent

Author: Double Headed (Bi cephalic or Di cephalic) Aztec Serpent Twin Deity Quetzalcoatl Coatlicue - (1400 - 1521)

Location: British Museum, London, England , UK

Keywords: POLYCEPHALIC CONJOINED TWIN SERPENT TURQUOISE MOSAIC AZTEC DEITY RELIGION MYTHOLOGY MESOAMERICAN NAHUATL COATL QUETZALCOATL COATLICUE DRAGON

Child (probably Hydrocephalus)

Author: Albert Durer - (1471-1528)

Location: Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France

Keywords: DURER HYDROCEPHALY MEGALOCEPHALY MACROCRANIA MACROCEPHALY HAIR HIRSUTE DOCTOR CIRRI ENDOCRINE BALD ALOPECIA INSIGHT EAR CRUMPLED MALFORMATION DEFORMATION TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS STRABISMUS SQUINT

Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Year: 1779

Author: Houdon Jean-Antoine - (1741-1828)

Location: National Art Gallery, Washington, DC, USA

Voltaire

Year: 1778

Author: Houdon Jean-Antoine - (1741-1828)

Location: National Art Gallery, Washington, DC, USA

Keywords: SKIN ALOPETIA HAIR BALD

Second Anatomy Lesson

Year: 1656

Author: Rembrandt van Rijn - (1606-1669)

Location: Amsterdam Historic Museum, Netherlands

Keywords: FACE BRAIN CEREBRUM MENINGES ANATOMY LESSON

Fetal Skeleton

Year: 1683

Author: Jan van Neck - (1635-1714)

Location: Historic Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Keywords: SKELETON CRANIUM SKULL SUTURE FONTANELLE THORAX RIB COSTAL CAGE SAGITAL GLABELLA FOREHEAD METOPIC CHEST BOSOM TRUNK MEDICAL CLINICAL

The anatomy lesson by Dr. Frederick Ruysch

Author: Jan van Neck - (1635-1714)

Location: Historic Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Keywords: DISSECTION ANATOMY PLACENTA CORD UMBILICAL CIRCULATION BLOOD FLOW MEDICINE CLINICAL FETUS