Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 64-65. (Budapest, 1972)

KISEBB KÖZLEMÉNYEK - Varannai, Gyula: Aszklepiosz a magyar éremművészetben (angol nyelven)

Fig. 13 Fig. 14 In 1928 Reményi modelled the medal of Vilmos Manninger, professor of surgery. The reverse recalls the idyllic atmosphere of Aranyhegedű (The Golden Violin), a short story by Ferenc Herczeg. A love romance is transplanted into another artistic genre, showing Asklepios, spell-bound from music, as he is accompanying his love into the world of happiness. (Fig. 15.) The medal of Lajos Török, professor of dermatology, dated from 1934, shows the exalted moment when the god of medicine is lighting the torch of the young doctor with the torch of science, that is passing on his medical knowledge to his sucessor. The act is full of motion, the artist wanted to express the progressive character of medical science. (Fig. 16.) Fig. 15 Fig. 16 The medal of István Pelláthy, directing head physician (1930) shows Asklepios in full imperatorial dress, with a field-marshal's baton in his right. The allusion is clear, especially as the old hospital is in the background. (Fig. 17.)