Doctor Schnabel of Rome (a plague doctor)
Paul Fürst · 1656
Why it's great
A plague doctor wears a long coat and a mask with a beak that was stuffed with herbs, to try to keep disease away. This engraving of 1656 shows one in Rome, and the beaked doctor is now one of the most famous images of the plague.
🏛️ Part of history
The Black Death (1347–1351) — A plague doctor wears a long coat and a mask with a beak that was stuffed with herbs, to try to keep disease away.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Paul Fürst was a German engraver and publisher born in Nuremberg in 1608. He made popular prints, including the famous image of a plague doctor in a beaked mask, and lived in Nuremberg until he died in 1666.
