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Engraving of a nude man with outstretched arms inside a geometric grid, surrounded by mythological figures, animals and a landscape.

Human proportions established through mythological figures. Engraving.

A black-and-white engraving shows a nude male figure with outstretched arms standing within a diagram of interlocking squares and radiating lines. Around the frame, small roundels hold classical figures, animals, and a monkey, with a distant landscape behind the central figure.

Artist
Thibault, Gerard, 1574-1627.
Date
[1628]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3648 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1628.
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

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