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Woodcut of a nude bearded man at center, body marked with organs, surrounded by zodiac animals and figures on aged paper.

Zodiac Man woodcut from 1581 almanac by Petrus Slovacius

A woodcut of a nude, bearded man standing at center, his body marked with organ diagrams, surrounded by zodiac signs shown as animals and figures with small Latin labels. The bull, twins, lion, crab, goat, scales and archer appear around the figure on a cream, foxed paper ground.

Artist
Slovacius, Petrus.
Date
[1580]
Medium
Almanacs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3036 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1580.
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

The Zodiac and the Stars16th century1580salmanacwoodcutrenaissance printnude figureastrologyzodiac signsantique illustrationzodiac manmedical astrologybloodlettingpetrus slovacius

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