Claudius Galenus

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Claudius Galenus

after Unknown artist
etching, circa 1550-1600
7 5/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (195 mm x 201 mm) plate size; 13 1/8 in. x 8 3/4 in. (333 mm x 221 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1959
Reference Collection
NPG D42203

Sitterback to top

  • Claudius Galenus (circa 130-circa 201), Greek physician and anatomist. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

Events of 1550back to top

Current affairs

John Dudley, Earl of Warwick is made Lord President of the Council and Master of the King's Household
Altars are replaced by communion tables in all London churches on the orders of the new Bishop Nicholas Ridley.
Treaty of Boulogne - English forces withdraw from Scotland and Boulogne is returned to the French in return for a substantial payment.

Art and science

The Italian artist Giorgio Vasari writes Le Vite dei più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects), the first work of Italian art history.

International

Election of Pope Julius III in Rome.

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