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Watercolour of a pink human figure with staring eyes, covered in small painted zodiac animals and men on its torso, arms and legs.

The zodiac man. Watercolour painting by a Persian artist.

A pale pink, unclothed human figure with a large head and staring blue eyes is covered with small painted animals and men representing the signs of the zodiac. Painted in watercolour on paper, the figure sits with bent arms and spread legs, a dark cat-like creature at the groin and animals scattered across the torso and limbs.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3078 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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

Español: El hombre del zodiaco, acuarela persa

Una figura humana sin ropa, de tono rosado pálido, con una cabeza grande y ojos azules fijos, aparece cubierta de pequeños animales y hombres pintados que representan los signos del zodiaco. Pintada en acuarela sobre papel, la figura está sentada con los brazos doblados y las piernas abiertas, con una criatura oscura parecida a un gato junto a la ingle y animales repartidos por el torso y las extremidades.

Português: O homem do zodíaco, aquarela persa

Uma figura humana sem roupas, de tom rosado pálido, com a cabeça grande e olhos azuis fixos, está coberta de pequenos animais e homens pintados que representam os signos do zodíaco. Pintada em aquarela sobre papel, a figura está sentada com os braços dobrados e as pernas abertas, com uma criatura escura semelhante a um gato perto da virilha e animais espalhados pelo tronco e pelos membros.

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