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Watercolour of a seated nude figure with zodiac signs and small scenes painted over the body, on aged paper.

The zodiac man. Watercolour painting by a Persian artist.

A watercolour of a nude, seated human figure with a large head and body covered in small painted scenes and animals. Zodiac signs appear in roman-style medallions across the torso, arms and legs, with a ram, bull and other creatures on the pale, faded paper.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2807 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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: El hombre zodiacal, acuarela persa

Acuarela de una figura humana desnuda y sentada, con cabeza grande y cuerpo cubierto de pequeñas escenas y animales pintados. Signos del zodiaco aparecen en medallones sobre el torso, los brazos y las piernas, sobre un papel pálido y desgastado.

Português: O homem zodiacal, aquarela persa

Aquarela de uma figura humana nua e sentada, com cabeça grande e corpo coberto por pequenas cenas e animais pintados. Signos do zodíaco aparecem em medalhões sobre o tronco, os braços e as pernas, em papel claro e desbotado.