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Woodcut of a brown spider with long legs at the center of concentric web lines, framed by black diagonal lines on aged printed paper.

Spider in a web, woodcut from Ortus sanitatis (1491)

A woodcut of a spider with a rounded brown body and long jointed legs sits at the center of concentric web lines, with crossing diagonals and a black frame. The printed paper shows creases and faint text beneath the image, suggesting a page from an early printed book.

Artist
Unknown
Date
23 June 1491
Medium
Incunabula
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3106 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1491.
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

Natural HistoryAnatomy and Medicine15th century1490s1491woodcutnatural historyearly printed bookincunabulaortus sanitatisaged papermedicine historymedieval illustrationspider

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