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Black and white etching of a bearded man in a cloak reading at a cluttered desk, with a skull, skeleton figure, globe and furnace around him.

A philosopher in his study, reading a book containing a print of a skeleton. Etching by J.A. von Prenner, 1728, after C. Paudiss.

An etching of a bearded man in a long cloak seated at a cluttered desk, reading an open book beside a candle. Around him hang a skull, an anatomical figure and prints, with a globe, a jug and a furnace on the right.

Artist
Paudiss, Christoph, approximately 1625-1666.
Date
1728
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2858 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1728.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Filósofo en su estudio leyendo junto a un cráneo y esqueleto, grabado de 1728

Un grabado de un hombre barbado con capa larga, sentado ante un escritorio abarrotado, leyendo un libro abierto junto a una vela. Alrededor cuelgan un cráneo, una figura anatómica y grabados, con un globo, una jarra y un horno a la derecha.

Português: Filósofo em seu estúdio lendo ao lado de um crânio e esqueleto, gravura de 1728

Uma gravura de um homem barbudo de capa longa, sentado a uma escrivaninha abarrotada, lendo um livro aberto ao lado de uma vela. Ao redor pendem um crânio, uma figura anatômica e gravuras, com um globo, um jarro e um forno à direita.

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