In this age of HMOs, managed care and reduced Medicare payouts, many medical offices are pretty spartan affairs, decor-wise. But just because your decorating budget is small, doesn't mean your office "IQ" or "interest quotient" has to be zero!
The medical profession has been part of human history for a very long time, and most ancient civilizations made reference to its healers, the gods associated with certain aspects of healing, or symbols related to life and health. The art of ancient civilizations depicts many examples of beings and symbols associated with the art and science of medicine and healing. Archeological expeditions have yielded many interesting and beautiful sculptures, wall paintings and other artifacts related to the healing arts. If your main waiting room, hallways and treatment rooms seem sterile and dull, why not enliven your surroundings with a few good copies of these priceless ancient treasures?
Quality reproductions of healing and medicine-related art treasures from museums and ancient ruins can be an inexpensive way to add character and interest to your office environment and improve its "IQ". Wallpaper borders echoing an Egyptian, Greek or other motif can add a finishing touch and provide a unifying theme throughout. Small, laminated cards or nameplates identifying the artworks and their relationship to medicine add further interest to your decor.
Reproductions of ancient art include wall "reliefs", statues and figurines, busts and heads, and in the case of Egyptian symbols, depicted in paintings reproduced on papyrus. For a personal touch, get the physician's or practice name translated into Egyptian hieroglypics and painted on papyrus for a unique and colorful addition to your reception area.
Victorian painters, as students of antiquity, often chose to paint Greek or Egyptian scenes depicting various aspects of life in those ancient societies--including medical consultations--and produced some beautiful and interesting paintings. Inexpensive prints can be matted and framed, and make wonderful decorative accents for hallways or examining rooms.
Some examples of ancient symbols, deities and people with a medical connection are listed below.
Egyptian
• The Ankh - ancient symbol for the breath of life.
• Nekhbet - the goddess of childbirth
• The frog goddess, Heket - who fashioned children in the womb and presided at their births.
Greek
• Asclepios, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Hippocrates was said to be a descendant of Asclepios.
• Hygeia, daughter of Asclepios and the goddess of health.
• Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician who is credited with founding the modern medical profession, and crafting its code of ethics.
• Hippocratic Oath, the medical code of ethics crafted by Hippocrates and traditionally pledged and sworn to by every physician.
Christian
• Archangel Raphael, the angel of healing whose name means "God has healed"
• Jesus, who is depicted as healing the sick throughout the New Testament gospels.
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Visit classicartreplicas.com today for decorating accents that will stand the test of time, and set your décor apart from the ordinary.
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