Caduceus eloquence). The caduceus is often incorrectly used as a symbol of healthcare organizations and medical practice, particularly in North America, due to confusion with the traditional medical symbol, the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and is never depicted with wings. It is thought that this symbol's long lasting association with the medical profession stems from early use of twigs to draw out long bodied inter muscular parasitic worms by wrapping them slowly around the twig so as not to break them or allow them to escape back into the body, a successful treatment still in use today,
Christ with a Staff Christ with a Staff Christ with a Staff or St James the Less is a 1631 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was also known as "Christ" in 1854 and exhibited in 1933 as "The Pilgrim". The picture is in Rembrandt's style of the 1660s and may have painted in his workshop. Whilst the brushwork certainly imitates his unique style some scholars have suggested that its manner of execution is similar to that of Arent de Gelder (1645–1727), one of his latter pupils. In 1661 Rembrandt made a series of paintings of the apostles, including