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Engraving of a reclining man beneath a zodiac arc and clouds, with draped women and a staff-bearing figure on the left and robed scholars in caps on the right.

The planets and signs of the zodiac send down their influence on to the body of a man on earth; women representing nature (?) and medicine stand on the left, while scholars watch and dispute on the right. Engraving, 16--.

An engraving within a red ruled border shows a zodiac band and stars arching across a cloudy sky above a reclining nude man on the ground. On the left, two draped women and a figure holding a staff tend him, while robed scholars in caps stand and gesture on the right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2943 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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: Planetas y signos del zodiaco sobre un hombre reclinado, grabado

Un grabado con borde rojo muestra una banda zodiacal y estrellas que cruzan un cielo nublado sobre un hombre desnudo reclinado en el suelo. A la izquierda, dos mujeres vestidas y una figura con un bastón lo atienden; a la derecha, eruditos con gorros y túnicas conversan.

Português: Planetas e signos do zodíaco sobre um homem deitado, gravura

Uma gravura com moldura vermelha mostra uma faixa zodiacal e estrelas cruzando um céu nublado acima de um homem nu deitado no chão. À esquerda, duas mulheres drapeadas e uma figura com um bastão o assistem; à direita, eruditos de barrete e manto estão de pé e gesticulam.

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