Engraved anatomical plate with a nude standing figure at center, surrounded by organs and vessels, with a Latin title block above and a decorative border.

Anatomical Engraving of the Human Body, Mirrors of the Microcosm

An engraved anatomical plate shows a nude figure standing at center, with organs and vessels drawn in dense detail around the body. Smaller vignettes of internal organs and branching vessels fill the page beneath a Latin title block and decorative border.

Artist: Lucas Kilian
Date: 1613
Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream), cut, with etching on ivory laid paper components, laid down on letterpress printed ivor
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1257 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1613).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Ira Frank

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