Woodcut of a Thin, Naked Figure from Lycosthenes' Chronicle of Prodigies, 1557
A woodcut shows a gaunt, naked male figure standing on a mound of ground, arms bent at the sides and one hand held outward, with a bearded or wrinkled face. Printed text in blackletter-style roman type surrounds the image on a book page, with a large decorative initial at lower right.
- Artist
- Conrad Lycosthenes
- Date
- Mense Augusto anno MDLVII [1557]
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3184 × 4000 px
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)
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