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Engraved anatomical plate with a nude male figure showing muscles, surrounded by organ diagrams, a skull, and Latin title text.

Second Vision, from Mirrors of the Microcosm

An engraved anatomical plate shows a nude male figure standing at center, flayed to reveal musculature, with a skull at his feet and surrounding diagrams of organs and bones. Dense Latin text in a decorative title block fills the upper area, framed by an ornamental border.

Artist
Lucas Kilian
Date
1613
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper, cut, with etching on ivory laid paper components, laid down on letterpress printed ivory laid paper, and moun
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1241 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1613).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Ira Frank

Español: Segunda visión, de Espejos del microcosmos

Una lámina anatómica grabada muestra una figura masculina desnuda de pie en el centro, con la musculatura expuesta, y un cráneo a sus pies. Alrededor aparecen diagramas de órganos y huesos, y en la parte superior un bloque de texto latino enmarcado por una cenefa ornamental.

Português: Segunda visão, de Espelhos do microcosmo

Uma gravura anatômica mostra uma figura masculina nua de pé no centro, com a musculatura exposta, e um crânio aos seus pés. Ao redor há diagramas de órgãos e ossos, e na parte superior um bloco de texto em latim emoldurado por uma borda ornamental.