Allegorie op de geneeskunde in Straatsburg 1725

Jacob Andreas Fridrich's "Allegorie op de geneeskunde in Straatsburg" is an etching that depicts the virtues of medicine. Created in 1725, the print features two female figures representing "Ratio" and "Experientia," reason and experience respectively, the foundational principles of medicine. A putto with a banner, "Pharmacopoea Argentoratensis" (pharmacopeia of Strasbourg), hovers above them, emphasizing the city's role in medical advancements. This allegorical piece, now in the Rijksmuseum, demonstrates Fridrich's skill in capturing the classical ideal of medicine and its significance in his time.