Snakebite Collection

The Dying Cleopatra, c.1520-c.1524. Creator: Jan van Scorel
The Dying Cleopatra, c.1520-c.1524. Attributed to Jan van Scorel

Cleopatra. Creator: Unknown
Cleopatra, unknown date

The Death of Cleopatra, 1813. Creator: Julie Lutken
The Death of Cleopatra. Laterally reversed copy after Caspar Netscher in the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Karlsruhe, 1813

Augustus Caesar And Cleopatra
Engraving from 1894 showing Augustus Caesar and Cleopatra. Cleopatra is dead with a snake in her hand

The Brazen Serpent (oil on panel)
LST204491 The Brazen Serpent (oil on panel) by Clerck, Hendrik de (1570-1629); 98.5x138.5 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Flemish, out of copyright

Moses and the Brazen Serpent, 1640 (oil on panel)
DAY235422 Moses and the Brazen Serpent, 1640 (oil on panel) by Nieulandt, Adriaen I van (1587-1658); 99x123.2 cm; The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio

Tending a snake bite, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg
STC214617 Tending a snake bite, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg, 1497 (litho) (b/w photo) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wounded Eurydice, 1868-70 (oil on canvas)
5858778 Wounded Eurydice, 1868A-70 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 55.9A--41.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; French, out of copyright

Belisarius, 1806. Creator: Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers
Belisarius, 1806

The Brazen Serpent, c. 1635-40 (oil on canvas)
XCF276471 The Brazen Serpent, c.1635-40 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 186.4x264.5 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

INDIA: SNAKE, 1887. A police sepoy being treated for a snakebite in India. Wood engraving, English, 1887

Ampoule of antivenin serum, orange liquid with foam at top

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Throughout history, the venomous bite of a snake has struck fear into the hearts of many, from the legendary encounter between Cleopatra and Augustus Caesar, to the biblical tale of Moses and the Brazen Serpent. Depictions of snakebites and their remedies can be found in art and literature, such as the oil paintings "The Brazen Serpent (c. 1635-40)" and "Moses and the Brazen Serpent (1640), " and the surgical text "Das Buch der Cirugia" from Strasbourg. In the face of such danger, figures like Belisarius and Eurydice have been depicted wounded and seeking relief. The discovery of antivenin, symbolized by the ampoule of orange liquid with foam at the top, has brought hope and healing to those bitten by these ancient adversaries. From ancient civilizations to modern medicine, the fear and fascination with snakebites continues to captivate us.