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Woodcut of a nude central figure with outstretched arms, lines and labels linking his body to zodiac signs, with animal and human zodiac images along the border.

Nätürlicher Kunst der Astronomei, des weitberümpten M. Johannem Künigspergers, kurtzer Begriff. Von natürlichem Influsz der Gestirn, Planeten, und XII Zeychen etc. Was einem jedem dabei zuwissen fürderlich sei, sich also darnach in der Natur nötigen Übungen zuhalten hab, mit einem beigelegten Kalender. Und was dazu dienlich nach anzeyg Registers dem Kalender nachgsetzt / [Joannes Regiomontanus].

A black-and-white woodcut shows a nude central figure with curly hair and outstretched arms, with lines and labels linking his body to zodiac signs. Around the border, roundels depict twins, a lion, a scale-bearing figure, an archer, a crab, and a wolf-like animal.

Artist
Regiomontanus
Date
1529
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3233 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1529.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Hombre zodiacal, xilografía de un libro de astrología de 1529

Una xilografía en blanco y negro muestra una figura central desnuda, de cabello rizado y brazos extendidos, con líneas y etiquetas que conectan su cuerpo con los signos del zodiaco. En el borde, medallones representan gemelos, un león, una figura con balanza, un arquero, un cangrejo y un animal parecido a un lobo.

Português: Homem zodiacal, xilogravura de livro de astrologia de 1529

Uma xilogravura em preto e branco mostra uma figura central nua, de cabelo cacheado e braços estendidos, com linhas e rótulos ligando seu corpo aos signos do zodíaco. Na borda, medalhões retratam gêmeos, um leão, uma figura com balança, um arqueiro, um caranguejo e um animal semelhante a um lobo.

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