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Woodcut of a nude man with outstretched arms inside a square frame, with an eye above his head and Latin text printed above.

Henrici Cornelii Agrippae ab Nettesheym ... De occulta philosophia libri tres .... / [Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim].

A woodcut-style engraving of a nude male figure standing with arms outstretched inside a square, with a circle-like eye motif above his head and a diagonal cross-lines overlay. Above the frame is a line of Latin printed text in black letter, and ornamental scrollwork appears below the square.

Artist
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Date
[July 1533]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3346 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1533.
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 inscrito en un cuadrado, de De occulta philosophia

Grabado de estilo xilográfico que muestra una figura masculina desnuda, de pie con los brazos extendidos dentro de un cuadrado, con un motivo de ojo sobre la cabeza y líneas diagonales cruzadas. Encima del marco aparece una línea de texto latino en letra gótica, y hay ornamentos bajo el cuadrado.

Português: Homem inscrito em um quadrado, de De occulta philosophia

Gravura em estilo xilográfico mostrando uma figura masculina nua, de pé com os braços estendidos dentro de um quadrado, com um motivo de olho acima da cabeça e linhas diagonais cruzadas. Acima da moldura há uma linha de texto latino em letra gótica, e há ornamentos abaixo do quadrado.

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