Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: man

  • Doctors as angels and devils

    Sally MetzlerChicago, Illinois, United States The Physician as god, angel, man, and devilFour colored engravings, 1609Johann Galle after Egbert van PanderenCollection of the Wellcome Institute, London These four colored engravings from 1609 by Johann Gelle after the design of Egbert van Panderen tell the waxing and waning reputation of the physician from the eye of…