Title

Rivera, The people's plea for better health (detail)

Caption

Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Mexican School
History of Medicine in Mexico City: The People's Begging for Better Health
History of Medicine from the Ancient Pre-Columbian Civilization to Modern Medical Science
Detail: Left: Drilling the Skull
Right: A Doctor Applies Herbal Eye Drops to a Patient's Eyes
Top: Magical Reading of Corn Grains.1953

Fresco
Mexico City (Mexico), "La Raza" Hospital

Date

1953

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL12A00_169

License type

Rights managed

Available size

137,7Mb (7,6Mb) / 20,4in x 26,2in / 6120 x 7866 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fresco Mural painting Fresco Social politics Medicine Civilisation Pre Columbian Realism 20th century Mexico Woman Man Nudity Surgery Surgery Trepanning Trepanation Tied Blood Traditional haircut Ritual Ritual Quill Healer Eye drops Snake Healing Curing Conjunctivitis Ophtalmology

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