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Hand-colored 1573 anatomical engraving of a seated woman with an open abdomen, surrounded by organ illustrations and printed Latin text.

[Anatomical fugitive sheets of a skeleton, male figure and a female figure.].

A hand-colored anatomical engraving shows a seated woman with her abdomen opened to reveal a rounded womb. Detached organs, small roundel illustrations, and columns of Latin text surround her under a printed title band.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1573]
Medium
Anatomical fugitive sheets
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3496 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1573.
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: Lámina anatómica de una mujer embarazada sentada, 1573

Un grabado anatómico coloreado a mano muestra a una mujer sentada con el abdomen abierto, que deja ver un útero redondeado. La rodean órganos separados, pequeñas ilustraciones en medallón y columnas de texto en latín bajo una franja de título impresa.

Português: Prancha anatômica de mulher grávida sentada, 1573

Uma gravura anatômica colorida à mão mostra uma mulher sentada com o abdômen aberto, revelando um útero arredondado. Órgãos separados, pequenas ilustrações em medalhão e colunas de texto em latim cercam a figura sob uma faixa de título impressa.

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