Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons
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The Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons was a professional medical guild in the Dutch Golden Age that regulated surgical practice in Amsterdam and famously commissioned Rembrandt’s group portrait "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern corporation
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medical guild → professional guild → |
| activity |
examination of surgeons
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regulation of medical standards for surgery → training of surgeons → |
| associatedWith |
Dutch Golden Age art
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civic culture of Amsterdam → |
| basedInBuilding |
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
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| collected |
fines for violating guild rules
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membership fees → |
| commissionedArtist |
Rembrandt van Rijn
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| commissionedWork |
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
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| commissionedYear |
1632
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| country |
Dutch Republic
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| dissolvedReason |
abolition of guild system in the Netherlands
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| field |
medicine
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surgery → |
| floruit |
17th century
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| governedBy |
guild regulations
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| grantedRight |
right to practice surgery in Amsterdam
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right to train surgical apprentices → |
| hasLanguage |
Dutch
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| hasMember |
Amsterdam surgeons
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Nicolaes Tulp → |
| hasPurpose |
control of entry into the surgical profession
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maintenance of surgical standards → protection of professional interests of surgeons → |
| historicalRole |
institutionalization of surgery as a profession in Amsterdam
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integration of surgery into urban governance → |
| influenced |
regulation of medical practice in Amsterdam
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| legacy |
iconic representation in Rembrandt’s group portrait
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important source for history of surgery in the Dutch Republic → |
| location |
Amsterdam
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| operatesInPeriod |
Dutch Golden Age
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| organized |
anatomy lessons
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public anatomical demonstrations → |
| partOf |
Amsterdam civic guild system
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| regulates |
surgeons in Amsterdam
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surgical practice in Amsterdam → |
| subjectOf |
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp → |
| supervised |
surgical apprenticeships
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| typeOfMembership |
apprentices
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masters → |
| usedFacility |
anatomical theatre in the Waag
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| usedSymbol |
emblems related to surgery and anatomy
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
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commissionedBy |
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
("Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons members")
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depicts |
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Nicolaes Tulp
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memberOf |
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Nicolaes Tulp
("praelector anatomiae of the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons")
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positionHeld |