Anterior View of the Skeleton

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Anterior View of the Skeleton

1543

Artist/maker unknown (Venetian block cutter), Italian After a drawing attributed to Jan Stevensz. van Calcar (Flemish, c. 1499–c. 1550) School of Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian (active Venice), first securely documented 1508, died 1576) Published by Johannes Oporinus (Swiss, 1507–1568)

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Object Details

Titles:

Anterior View of the Skeleton
Verso: Lateral View of the Skeleton Contemplating a Skull, IIlustration from the anatomy textbook De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body) by Andreas Vesalius

Date:

1543

Artists:

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

Image: 13 1/2 x 8 inches (34.3 x 20.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1949

Accession Number:

1949-97-41c

Geography:

Made in Venice, Italy, Europe

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