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GALLERY
Italy, 15 C. & before
Governo e cura degli infermi – The Care of the Sick or The Care and Governance of the Infirm is undoubtedly one of the most famous and oldest depictions of the hospital activities in the world. The fresco is one of six painted by the artist from Siena, Domenico di Bartolo (ca. 1400- ca. 1447). Studying this work will not only reproduce some of the hospital's rooms, but also give an insight into its daily life, which from the early fourteenth century was governed by strict statutes. In the middle there are the Rector and the oblats of the hospital. A surgeon is ready to perform wound care manipulation. To the left, representing physical medicine a carer places a patient on a stretcher, while two physicians discuss the results of an uroscopy. Below, in the centre, a servant washes a young man wounded in the thigh, preparing him for surgery. At right, on the other side, a monk confesses a sick man while two orderlies carry into the room a stretcher.
MUSEUM
Austria, Vienna
The Josephinum in Vienna is a renowned medical history museum that houses the collections of the Medical University of Vienna. Established in 1785 under Emperor Joseph II, the museum is celebrated for its one of the world's largest anatomical wax models collection, which were crafted between 1784 and 1788 by Florence masters including Clemente Susini. Another pearl is collection of the cased surgical instruments of Giovanni Brambilla. After comprehensive renovations, the Josephinum reopened its doors in September 2022, offering visitors a blend of historical artifacts and modern exhibitions that chronicle over 650 years of medical history.