Hygieia Feeding Asclepius's Snake, Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1844, Presumably no earlier than 1829 - No later than 1840, Sculpture, Relief, Aesculapius is the god of medicine, and his daughter Hygieia is the goddess of health. Like another Hebe, she is giving a drink of health to the snake entwining Aesculapius’ staff., Carved, Sculpture, European, Modernity (1800 - 1914), Johann Scholl

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