M0007653: Innocentius of Carthage curing a man of gangrene in the leg

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A monk curing a man of gangrene in the leg and saving him fr

Photograph of a framed oil painting, after Schelte Bolswert, depicting Innocentius of Carthage curing a man of gangrene in the leg. A caption attached to the frame titles the work 'A Surgical Operation' and attributes the work to the Spanish School, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 19th December 1938 (R2917/1938). Related images: V0017545.

24 January 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 44998i; Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: R2917/1938.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.