This collection includes copies of the items contained in the Library's collection of works of art and photographs depicting St. Apollonia, the patron saint associated with Dentistry and dental patients.
Anonymous oil painting, possibly Flemish in origin. Depicts Saint Apollonia holding dental forceps with extracted tooth in her right hand. Exact date unknown, but believed to be circa 15th century. Original piece measures 16 X 9 cm.
Saint Apollonia is depicted with dental forceps in her right hand and a martyr's palm in her left hand. Origin and date completely unknown. Original piece measures 7 X 5 cm.
Believed to be a 15th Century colored woodcut, depicting Saint Apollonia holding dental forceps with an extracted tooth in her right hand, and placing her left hand on the swollen cheek of a toothache suffererOur original pieces in this set of four reproductions each measure 30 X 21 cm.
Believed to be taken from an 18th Century prayer book, depicts Saint Apollonia in aristocratic dress, crown and necklace, holding a martyr's palm in her left hand and dental forceps with an extracted tooth in her right hand. The name "S. Appollonia" appears beneath the main figure. Our original pieces in this set of four reproductions each measure 30 X 21 cm.
Believed to be from the earliest known picture of Saint Apollonia, found in a 14th Century Dominican breviary. In addition to a prayer book in her hands, she also holds her characteristic dental forceps with extracted tooth. Our original pieces in this set of four reproductions each measure 30 X 21 cm.
Exact origin unknown, but most likely a woodcut, perhaps circa 16th Century, depicting Saint Apollonia holding a martyr's palm in her left hand and dental forceps with an extracted tooth in her right hand. The name "S Apollonia" appears beneath the main figure, and the faces and wings of four cherubs adorn the corners within the frame. Our original pieces in this set of four reproductions each measure 30 X 21 cm.