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Woodcut of a nude central figure with outstretched arms, lines and labels linking his body to zodiac signs, with animal and human zodiac images along the border.

Zodiac man woodcut from Regiomontanus astrology book, 1529

A black-and-white woodcut shows a nude central figure with curly hair and outstretched arms, with lines and labels linking his body to zodiac signs. Around the border, roundels depict twins, a lion, a scale-bearing figure, an archer, a crab, and a wolf-like animal.

Artist
Regiomontanus
Date
1529
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3233 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1529.
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 century1520s1529almanacwoodcutrenaissance printastrologyzodiac signsplanetszodiac manblack and white

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