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One of a pair of paintings of the twin brothers Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, both physicians. Each saint wears academic dress and stands in a landscape. This one was described as Saint Damian when acquired by Wellcome: he faces towards the viewer's right, and holds a lily and an ointment box in his left hand and a spatula in his right hand. Formerly part of the furnishings of a pharmacy in Granada: 'Bótica de la compañia del Doctor Pontes', where they were overdoors between one room and another.
Title
Saint Cosmas or Saint Damian
Date
18th C
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 25 x W 17.3 cm
Accession number
44853i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting
Wellcome Collection
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