Stories
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Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages
The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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We who can’t believe
Unless she falls to the floor unconscious, Anne Boyer has always ignored signs of illness. Cancer, however, made her face her fallibility.
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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
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A man on his deathbed. Engraving, ca. 1700 (?).
Date: [1700?]Reference: 587877i- Pictures
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A young woman on her deathbed surrounded by four people: one of them holds a mirror in front of her. Drawing by H. Lalaisse, 18--.
Lalaisse, François Hippolyte, 1810-1884.Date: [between approximately 1840 and approximately 1870]Reference: 2499382i- Pictures
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Jean Calvin on his deathbed, with eight men in attendance. Lithograph by Jacott, 1850.
Jacott, Jean-Julien.Date: [1850]Reference: 547651i- Pictures
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The last rites being administered at the deathbed of a dying monk. Etching by J.A. Riedel, 1754, after G.M. Crespi.
Crespi, Giuseppe Maria, 1665-1747.Date: 1754Reference: 574478i- Pictures
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The deathbed of Pope Pius VI. Engraving by A. Campanella after J. Beys, 1802.
Beys, J.Date: Anno 1802Reference: 548172i