Black and white woodcut: a standing figure in a tall hat holds a tube to the mouth of a kneeling man bent over a basin.

Woodcut from Ortus sanitatis, 1491

A late-medieval woodcut shows a standing figure in a tall turban-like hat holding a tube to the mouth of a kneeling man who bends over a shallow basin. Fine hatched lines model the drapery, floor and walls, with small scattered marks on the floor beside the basin.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 23 June 1491
Medium: Incunabula
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2995 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1491.
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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