Hippocrates: Medicine Becomes a Science, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom

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Accession Number
UMHS.7
Title
Hippocrates: Medicine Becomes a Science, from "The History of Medicine"
Artist
Robert Thom
Artist Life Dates
1915-1979
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
circa 1952
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
114.94 cm x 94.62 cm (45 1/4 in. x 37 1/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
The art of medicine in the ancient world developed to its highest point in Greece, durng the millennium between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. This creative period is symbolized by Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine," whose name has come to represent the beauty, value, and dignity of medicine for all times. Hippocrates' kindness and concern are embodied in his aphorism, "Where there is love for mankind, there is love for the art of healing." These qualities are reflected in the face of this great practioner, scientist, and teacher, as he palpates a young patient and attempts to sooth a worried mother sometime late in the fifth century B.C. His name is still revered in medical circles.
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UMHS.7
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"Hippocrates: Medicine Becomes a Science, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.7/umhs.7.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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