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A woman with a venereal disease walks in sunshine past a sequence of markers of the passing months, referring to the danger of delayed treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph after M. Bennett.
Bennett, Maurice V., active 1943.Date: [1943/1944?]Reference: 2863738i
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The sick and lame bend before the apostle Peter, hoping for cure. Coloured lithograph, 1863, after Masaccio.
Masaccio, 1401-1428.Date: 1863Reference: 24794i
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Causes of the English disease (rickets): (left) unsuitable food and (right) poor housing. Colour lithograph, 1922.
Langstein, Leopold, 1876-1933.Date: 1922Reference: 5107i
Part of: Atlas der Hygiene des Säuglings und Kleinkindes
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The exhaustive treatise on shadows / by Abu al-Rayḥān Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī ; translation & commentary by E.S. Kennedy.
Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048.Date: 1976
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Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by J.P. Le Bas, 1776, after Rembrandt, 1649.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1776Reference: 23831i
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A woman representing truth sits in a chemical laboratory and points at the source of a ray of light, representing philosophy. Engraving by Crabb, 1817, after G.M. Brighty.
Brighty, G. M.Date: 30 July 1817Reference: 26216i
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A boy casting the shadow of an adult, referring to the danger of inherited venereal disease. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount.
Mount, Reginald.Date: [1943/1944]Reference: 22646i
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Christ, praying in the light, raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching after J. Lievens, 1631.
Lievens, Jan, 1607-1674.Date: 1631Reference: 23794i
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The parable of the lost coin: a woman lights a lamp and turns her house upside down in search of a lost coin. Engraving by G. Camerata, 175-, after D. Fetti.
Fetti, Domenico, approximately 1589-1623.Date: 1750-1759Reference: 2475534i
Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde
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Peter cures the sick by casting his shadow upon them. Engraving by C.J. Visscher (?) after M. van Heemskerck.
Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574.Reference: 24792i
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The back of a man sitting by a fire to light his pipe. Etching, 1849, after C. Jacque.
Jacque, Charles Emile, 1813-1894.Date: 1849Reference: 24868i
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Christ among sick people and Pharisees.
Date: [late 19th century]Reference: 23832i
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Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Wood engraving by H. Linton after T. Beech (?) after Rembrandt, 1649.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1649Reference: 23833i
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Sunshine (left): a woman with a jug; darkness (right): a witch with time and death. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1971.
Bishop, Mary, (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990.Date: 12.1.71 [12 January 1971]Reference: 2897405i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching by S. Castiglione, 1645.
Castiglione, Salvatore, active 1645.Date: 1645Reference: 23782i
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The birth of Christ among ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after Polidoro da Caravaggio.
Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543.Reference: 24013i
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Death, holding a scythe, has two children within his shadow; advertising the Red Barnet organization (Save the Children Fund Denmark). Colour lithograph by Marli (?) Lunbeck (?), 1946.
Lunbeck, Marli.Date: [1946?]Reference: 653087i
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The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving by H. Goudt, 1613, after A. Elsheimer, 1609.
Elsheimer, Adam, 1578-1610.Date: 1613Reference: 22384i
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Four men whose distorted shadows are cast on the wall:a an apothecary casting the shadow of a clyster, a censor casting the shadow of a devil, a hereditary peer casting the shadow of a pig, and a Jesuit casting the shadow of a turkey. Coloured lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.Date: [1830]Reference: 32782i
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Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1649Reference: 23830i
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A man frightened by his own shadow. Wood engraving, 18--.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 11530i
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A girl in a blue dress sits in a chair cradling a baby; behind her are two pale grey ghostly figures; the background is white with pink wavy lines. Gouache by Brenda Marshall, 1956.
Marshall, Brenda, active approximately 1956-1958.Date: 30/11/56 [30 November 1956]Reference: 3001195i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.
Pierre, Jean-Baptiste Marie, 1714-1789.Date: 1759Reference: 26007i
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Diagrams of shadows, and renderings of architectural elements with shadows. Lithograph by Mackay & Kirkwood, 1860.
Date: [1860]Reference: 46080i
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The silhouette of a well-built young man lit from the back with his face in the shadow representing the hidden risk of syphilis. Colour lithograph by W. Mudra and A. Fux, 200-.
Date: [between 2000 and 2009?]Reference: 723481i

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A woman with a venereal disease walks in sunshine past a sequence of markers of the passing months, referring to the danger of delayed treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph after M. Bennett.

The sick and lame bend before the apostle Peter, hoping for cure. Coloured lithograph, 1863, after Masaccio.

Causes of the English disease (rickets): (left) unsuitable food and (right) poor housing. Colour lithograph, 1922.

The exhaustive treatise on shadows / by Abu al-Rayḥān Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī ; translation & commentary by E.S. Kennedy.

Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by J.P. Le Bas, 1776, after Rembrandt, 1649.

A woman representing truth sits in a chemical laboratory and points at the source of a ray of light, representing philosophy. Engraving by Crabb, 1817, after G.M. Brighty.

A boy casting the shadow of an adult, referring to the danger of inherited venereal disease. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount.

Christ, praying in the light, raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching after J. Lievens, 1631.

The parable of the lost coin: a woman lights a lamp and turns her house upside down in search of a lost coin. Engraving by G. Camerata, 175-, after D. Fetti.

Peter cures the sick by casting his shadow upon them. Engraving by C.J. Visscher (?) after M. van Heemskerck.

The back of a man sitting by a fire to light his pipe. Etching, 1849, after C. Jacque.

Christ among sick people and Pharisees.

Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Wood engraving by H. Linton after T. Beech (?) after Rembrandt, 1649.

Sunshine (left): a woman with a jug; darkness (right): a witch with time and death. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1971.

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching by S. Castiglione, 1645.

The birth of Christ among ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Death, holding a scythe, has two children within his shadow; advertising the Red Barnet organization (Save the Children Fund Denmark). Colour lithograph by Marli (?) Lunbeck (?), 1946.

The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving by H. Goudt, 1613, after A. Elsheimer, 1609.

Four men whose distorted shadows are cast on the wall:a an apothecary casting the shadow of a clyster, a censor casting the shadow of a devil, a hereditary peer casting the shadow of a pig, and a Jesuit casting the shadow of a turkey. Coloured lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.

Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.

A man frightened by his own shadow. Wood engraving, 18--.

A girl in a blue dress sits in a chair cradling a baby; behind her are two pale grey ghostly figures; the background is white with pink wavy lines. Gouache by Brenda Marshall, 1956.

A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.

Diagrams of shadows, and renderings of architectural elements with shadows. Lithograph by Mackay & Kirkwood, 1860.

The silhouette of a well-built young man lit from the back with his face in the shadow representing the hidden risk of syphilis. Colour lithograph by W. Mudra and A. Fux, 200-.