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Woodcut of a brown spider with long legs at the center of concentric web lines, framed by black diagonal lines on aged printed paper.

Ortus sanitatis.

A woodcut of a spider with a rounded brown body and long jointed legs sits at the center of concentric web lines, with crossing diagonals and a black frame. The printed paper shows creases and faint text beneath the image, suggesting a page from an early printed book.

Artist
Unknown
Date
23 June 1491
Medium
Incunabula
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3106 × 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

Español: Araña en una telaraña, xilografía de Ortus sanitatis (1491)

Una xilografía muestra una araña de cuerpo redondeado café y patas largas y articuladas, en el centro de líneas concéntricas de telaraña, con diagonales cruzadas y un marco negro. El papel impreso presenta pliegues y texto tenue bajo la imagen, lo que sugiere una página de un libro impreso temprano.

Português: Aranha em teia, xilogravura de Ortus sanitatis (1491)

Uma xilogravura mostra uma aranha de corpo arredondado marrom e pernas longas e articuladas, no centro de linhas concêntricas de teia, com diagonais cruzadas e uma moldura preta. O papel impresso apresenta dobras e texto esmaecido sob a imagem, sugerindo uma página de um livro impresso antigo.

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