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Engraved anatomical plate of a standing skeleton with outstretched arms, in a cloudy landscape with rocks, water, and a plant growing from an urn.

Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body ... / Translated from the Latin.

An engraved anatomical plate, labeled Tab III, shows a standing skeleton with arms held out from the body, set against a cloudy landscape with rocks, water, and a plant growing from an overturned urn. The fine line engraving gives the figure a detailed, sculptural presence.

Artist
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Date
1749
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2853 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1749.
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: Esqueleto, lámina III, de Tablas del esqueleto y músculos

Una lámina anatómica grabada, marcada como Tab III, muestra un esqueleto de pie con los brazos extendidos desde el cuerpo, ante un paisaje nublado con rocas, agua y una planta que crece de una urna volcada. El grabado de líneas finas da a la figura una presencia detallada y escultórica.

Português: Esqueleto, prancha III, de Tábuas do esqueleto e músculos

Uma prancha anatômica gravada, marcada como Tab III, mostra um esqueleto em pé com os braços estendidos para os lados, diante de uma paisagem nublada com rochas, água e uma planta crescendo de uma urna tombada. A gravura de linhas finas dá à figura uma presença detalhada e escultórica.

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