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Brown ink and wash drawing of two human pelvises with thigh bones on pale paper, one above the other.

The pelvis of an articulated skeleton. Drawing, ca. 1560 (?).

A brown ink and wash drawing on pale paper shows two pelvises and upper leg bones of an articulated skeleton, drawn in a front view. The upper pelvis is shown above a lower one, with femurs descending at the sides and faint pencil outlines beneath the wash shading.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1560?]
Medium
Ink drawings Wash drawings Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3064 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1570.
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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