Meditrina, Goddess of Medicine, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. by William S. Kimball & Company

Meditrina, Goddess of Medicine, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

drawing, print, pen

drawing

toned paper

egg art

print

caricature

handmade artwork painting

tile art

coloured pencil

coffee painting

pen

watercolour illustration

portrait art

watercolor

This chromolithograph, "Meditrina, Goddess of Medicine," is part of the "Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans" series issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. in 1889. The image depicts a woman holding a chalice and draped in yellow fabric, with a snake entwined around a sunburst above her head. This visual motif, symbolic of healing, references the Greek goddess Hygieia, often depicted with a snake coiled around a cup, highlighting the association of snakes with medicine. The image is a charming example of a popular 19th-century trend of collecting and trading cards.