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Black and white woodcut of a bearded nude man with a twisted body, standing before hatched clouds and ground, with a partial figure at the left edge.

Bearded nude man, woodcut from Lycosthenes' Prodigiorum chronicon

A woodcut shows a bearded, nude man with a twisted, awkwardly bent body, standing on bare feet against hatched clouds and ground. His head turns toward the viewer while a partial figure or tree trunk appears at the left edge.

Artist: Conrad Lycosthenes
Date: Mense Augusto anno MDLVII [1557]
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3858 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1557.
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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