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Two grey drawings of human skulls on a grey mount: a side view at top and a frontal view below labelled as the skull of the painter Raphael.

The skull of the painter Raphael: frontal view. Lithograph by Engelmann after C.P. Mazer.

Two monochrome drawings on a pale grey mount show human skulls: a side view above and a frontal view below. The lower skull, labelled as the painter Raphael with dates 1483–1520, shows shaded eye sockets, nasal cavity and teeth against a plain background.

Artist
Godefroy Engelmann the Elder
Date
[1835?]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3223 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1845.
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: Cráneo del pintor Rafael, vista frontal

Dos dibujos monocromáticos sobre un fondo gris claro muestran cráneos humanos: una vista lateral arriba y una vista frontal abajo. El cráneo inferior, identificado como el del pintor Rafael con fechas 1483–1520, muestra cuencas oculares sombreadas, cavidad nasal y dientes sobre un fondo liso.

Português: Crânio do pintor Rafael, vista frontal

Dois desenhos monocromáticos sobre um suporte cinza claro mostram crânios humanos: uma vista lateral acima e uma vista frontal abaixo. O crânio inferior, identificado como o do pintor Rafael com datas 1483–1520, exibe órbitas sombreadas, cavidade nasal e dentes sobre um fundo liso.

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