Jeroen Janssens

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Ceramic decorative piece (maiolica) for a pharmacy, composed of hand-painted tiles with a cross, a caduceus at the center, and the Latin inscriptions "DIVINUM EST OPUS" and "SEDARE DOLOREM" 

Cross decorated in red and brown with at the center a stylized yellow-winged caduceus.

It bears the famous Latin maxim attributed to Hippocrates or Galen: "Divinum est opus sedare dolorem" (It is a divine task to ease pain)

Material: glazed ceramic

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Decorativo in ceramica (maiolica) per farmacia, composto da piastrelle dipinte a mano con una croce, un caduceo al centro e le iscrizioni latine "DIVINUM EST OPUS" e "SEDARE DOLOREM"

Croce decorata in rosso e marrone con al centro un caduceo stilizzato alato di colore giallo.

Riporta la celebre massima latina attribuita ad Ippocrate o Galeno: "Divinum est opus sedare dolorem" (È opera divina lenire il dolore)

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Pharmacists - 1970s - Sign - Ceramic, Enamel

1960-1970 - Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear

Italy

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