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Engraving of a hospital ward with patients in beds, robed attendants tending them, and visitors entering; Latin inscription along the bottom.

Hospital Ward with Patients and Attendants, after Matthew 25:36

An engraved hospital interior with arched vaults and tall windows. Patients lie in beds and on pallets while robed attendants tend them, one bandaging a bare-chested man, and visitors approach from the right. Latin inscription reads INFIRMUS ERAM ET VISITASTIS ME.

Artist
Cornelis Galle the Younger
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3300 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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