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Woodcut of a nude bearded man at center, body marked with organs, surrounded by zodiac animals and figures on aged paper.

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A woodcut of a nude, bearded man standing at center, his body marked with organ diagrams, surrounded by zodiac signs shown as animals and figures with small Latin labels. The bull, twins, lion, crab, goat, scales and archer appear around the figure on a cream, foxed paper ground.

Artist
Slovacius, Petrus.
Date
[1580]
Medium
Almanacs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3036 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1580.
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: Hombre zodiacal, xilografía de un almanaque de 1581

Una xilografía de un hombre desnudo y barbado de pie en el centro, con su cuerpo marcado por diagramas de órganos, rodeado de signos del zodiaco representados como animales y figuras con breves etiquetas en latín. El toro, los gemelos, el león, el cangrejo, la cabra, la balanza y el arquero aparecen alrededor de la figura sobre un papel crema y manchado.

Português: Homem zodiacal, xilogravura de um almanaque de 1581

Uma xilogravura de um homem nu e barbado, de pé no centro, com o corpo marcado por diagramas de órgãos, cercado por signos do zodíaco representados como animais e figuras com pequenos rótulos em latim. O touro, os gêmeos, o leão, o caranguejo, a cabra, a balança e o arqueiro aparecem ao redor da figura sobre um papel creme e manchado.

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