Greek Physicians Galen and Hippocrates, Crypt Fresco, 13c, Anagni Cathedral, Italy

Image: Greek Physicians Galen and Hippocrates, Crypt Fresco, 13c, Anagni Cathedral, Italy

The Greek physicians Galen (d.217 AD) and Hippocrates (d.370 BC) discuss scientific matters. The full Latin inscription in the border reads: ETAS VULTUS HUMOR MUTANTUR TEMPORE CUIUS / DE QUO PLUS ET INEST COMPLEXIO DICITUR HUIUS. ("People's age, face and disposition change with time, so that their constitution is increasingly said to be theirs.") Fresco in the Crypt of St. Magnus (1237), Cattedrale di Santa Maria, Anagni, Lazio, Italy.

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21
Creator
Holly Hayes
Date
April 13, 2008
Location
248610
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5000 x 3346 px (16 MP)
Camera
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
focal length
23mm