About 140 results for ‘Caduceus’
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Caduceus
The caduceus is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology. The same staff was also borne by heralds in general, for example by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It is a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings. In Roman iconography it was often depicted being carried in the left hand of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, guide of the dead and protector of merchants, shepherds, gamblers, liars, and thieves. As a symbolic object it represents Hermes (or the Roman Mercury), and by extension trades, occupations or undertakings associated with the god. In later Antiquity the caduceus provided the basis for the astrological symbol representing the planet Mercury. Thus, through its use in astrology and alchemy, it has come to denote the elemental metal of the same name. By extension of its association with Mercury/Hermes, the caduceus is also a recognized symbol of commerce and negotiation, two realms in which balanced exchange and reciprocity are recognized as ideals. This association is ancient, and consistent from the Classical period to modern times. The caduceus is also used as a symbol representing printing, again by extension of the attributes of Mercury (in this case associated with writing and eloquence). The caduceus is sometimes mistakenly used as a symbol of medicine and/or medical practice, especially in North America, because of historical and widespread confusion with the traditional medical symbol, the rod of Asclepius, which has only a single snake and no wings.
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Ligue Maritime Française / Exposition internationale / Bo...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Marine (ocean)
- Printing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Anchor
- Bordeaux
- Caduceus
- Compass (drafting)
- Flag
- Mercury (mythology)
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Auguste Rodin
FEUILLE DE SEPT CROQUIS
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caduceus
- Child
- Compass (drafting)
- Kidnapping
- Lyre
- Newt
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
AMOURS PORTANT LES ATTRIBUTS DE MERCURE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caduceus
- Helmet
- Mercury (mythology)
- Putto
- Rooster
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Mercure et Argus
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Argus Panoptes
- Caduceus
- Dog
- Io (mythology)
- Mercury (mythology)
- Pan flute
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Orazio Gentileschi
LA FELICITE PUBLIQUE TRIOMPHANT DES DANGERS
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Caduceus
- Cornucopia
- Sky
- Woman
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Polidoro da Caravaggio
PSYCHE RECUE DANS L'OLYMPE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caduceus
- Ganymede (mythology)
- Jupiter (mythology)
- Mercury (mythology)
- Petasos
- Vase
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- Date:
- 16th century
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LES DIEUX DE L'OLYMPE : VENUS, SATURNE ET MERCURE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bow and arrow
- Caduceus
- Helmet
- Mercury (mythology)
- Musical instrument
- Putto
- …
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- Date:
- 16th century
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MERCURE ENDORMANT ARGUS AU SON DE LA FLUTE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Argus Panoptes
- Caduceus
- Dairy cattle
- Mercury (mythology)
- Nudity
- Petasos
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Mercure et l'amour (histoire des Dieux)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arrow
- Caduceus
- Cupid
- Mercury (mythology)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
Apothéose des héros français morts pour la patrie pendant...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Caduceus
- Fillan
- France
- French Revolution
- General officer
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Henri Chapu
MERCURE INVENTANT LE CADUCEE
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caduceus
- Imagination
- Mercury (mythology)
- Snake
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Richard Guino
JUGEMENT DE PARIS
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Apple
- Athena
- Caduceus
- Hera
- Judgment (law)
- Mercury (mythology)
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- Date:
- 20th century
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MERCURE INVENTE LE CADUCEE
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caduceus
- Fabrication
- Mercury (mythology)
- Trunk (botany)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
Mercure. Baudry. Château de Chantilly
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caduceus
- Helmet
- Mercury (mythology)
- Putto
- Rooster
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Photographie de Jupiter et Sémélé en cours d'exécution, é...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Photographie de Jupiter et Sémélé en cours d'exécution, é...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Photographie de Jupiter et Sémélé en cours d'exécution, é...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Photographie de Jupiter et Sémélé en cours d'exécution, é...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Photographie de Jupiter et Sémélé en cours d'exécution, é...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Michel Dorigny
MERCURE COURONNANT ARIANE ENTOURE DE SATURNE DEVORANT UN ...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 17th century
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