No.12
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Ludwig Gutenbrunn (Dresden after 1750 - after 1813), attributed to
Portrait of a family, the upright standing male figure holding a book inscribed on the reverse “Celsus de Medicina”, oil on canvas, 161 x 126 cm, original gilded Empire frame, (Wo)
Certificate: We are grateful to Ludwig Meyer, Archiv für Kunstgeschichte, Munich, for attributing the present work to Ludwig Gutenbrunn (letter of 13 April 2007).
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (born c. 25 B.C. - c. 50 A.D.) was a Roman encyclopaedist and one of the most important medical writers of the 1st century A.D. The medical part of his encyclopaedia comprised eight volumes and was the first classical medical treatise. Following its rediscovery, it was printed in 1426.
estimate €4.000,- to €6.000,-
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