Hygeia, Goddess of Health
Datec. 1615
Object PlaceFlanders, Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe
MediumOil on oak panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions29 1/4 × 41 13/16 inches (74.3 × 106.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reichhold
Object number44.266
DescriptionThree quarter length figure of a woman, facing left, wearing red and white drapery with blue sash. Her left arm, shoulder and breast are bare. Her head is bent forward and her brown hair is braided and coiled on top of her head. With her right hand, she pours liquid from a gold container into the mouth of a snake twined around her left arm.On View
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