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Woodcut of a nude man with outstretched arms inside a square frame, with an eye above his head and Latin text printed above.

Vitruvian man in a square, from De occulta philosophia

A woodcut-style engraving of a nude male figure standing with arms outstretched inside a square, with a circle-like eye motif above his head and a diagonal cross-lines overlay. Above the frame is a line of Latin printed text in black letter, and ornamental scrollwork appears below the square.

Artist
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Date
[July 1533]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3346 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1533.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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