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Le médecin guarissant Phantasie


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The scene is set in an apothecary's shop: the potions on the shelves are labelled according to their desired effetcs (humility, obedience, patience, intelligence, etc.). A quack doctor is giving a potion of 'Wisdom' to a patient who defecates his 'follies' in the form of little fools. An assistant places another patient's head inside a burning oven, evaporating his foolish thoughts in the form of a large cloud containing images representing his vices and fantasies (Grillen).

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Ingenuity: Ingenium, Ingenuity: Esprit, Ingenuity: Génie, Ingenuity: Sinnlichkeit, Medicine, Distillation, Purge, Furnace, Imagination

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