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Anagni Cathedral: Crypt Fresco: Medieval Science

Crypt Fresco: Medieval Science

Frescoes depicting medieval science. On the vault: human life. On the wall, left side: the medieval theory of the elements. Bottom right: the Greek physicians Galen (d.217 AD) and Hippocrates (d.370 BC) discuss scientific matters. Crypt of St. Magnus (1237), Cattedrale di Santa Maria, Anagni, Lazio, Italy.

Credit: Holly Hayes