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Engraving of a hospital ward with patients in beds, robed attendants tending them, and visitors entering; Latin inscription along the bottom.

A hospital ward showing sick patients being tended to by medical staff, after a quote from the Bible (Matt. 25.36). Line engraving by C. Galle.

An engraved hospital interior with arched vaults and tall windows. Patients lie in beds and on pallets while robed attendants tend them, one bandaging a bare-chested man, and visitors approach from the right. Latin inscription reads INFIRMUS ERAM ET VISITASTIS ME.

Artist
Cornelis Galle the Younger
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3300 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Sala de hospital con enfermos y personal de cuidado

Un grabado de un interior hospitalario con bóvedas arqueadas y ventanas altas. Los enfermos yacen en camas y jergones mientras personas con túnicas los atienden, una de ellas vendando a un hombre sin camisa, y unos visitantes se acercan por la derecha. Una inscripción en latín dice INFIRMUS ERAM ET VISITASTIS ME.

Português: Enfermaria com doentes e cuidadores, após Mateus 25:36

Uma gravura de um interior hospitalar com abóbadas em arco e janelas altas. Doentes repousam em camas e enxergões enquanto pessoas de túnica os atendem, uma delas enfaixando um homem sem camisa, e visitantes se aproximam pela direita. Uma inscrição em latim diz INFIRMUS ERAM ET VISITASTIS ME.

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