Object Details
- depicted
- Paracelsus
- Description
- A portrait of Paracelsus (Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim). Paracelsus (1493-1541), was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and reformer of therapeutics. He pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine, was the first to used the word zinc for the element zinc, is sometimes called the father of toxicology and is credited as providing the first clinical/scientific mention of the unconscious.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0059
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- catalog number
- M-06233
- collector/donor number
- SAP 926
- Object Name
- Other Terms
- print; ART OBJECTS
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- white (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- etching (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- image: 14.2 cm x 11.1 cm; 5 9/16 in x 4 3/8 in
- overall: 17.1 cm x 13.1 cm; 6 3/4 in x 5 3/16 in
- Related Publication
- Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- European Apothecary
- Religion
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Portraits
- Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_994023
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7535-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
