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Woodcut of a standing nude man covered in zodiac signs and numbered bloodletting points, under a Latin title in black letter on an aged page.

Zodiac Man with Astrological Bloodletting Chart, Woodcut Title Page, c. 1528

A woodcut title page with a long Latin heading in black letter above a central figure of a standing nude man, arms outstretched, marked with zodiac signs and fine radiating lines. Ruled guide lines and numbered points mark the body for bloodletting, framed by ornamental pillars and a sunburst motif.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1528]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3056 × 4000 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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