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Portrait of Andreas Vesalius, half-length in profile standing in front of a table dissecting the arm of a body; frontispiece to Andreas Vesalius 'De humani corporis fabrica libri septem'

Attributed to John of Calcar (John Stephen Calcar) Netherlandish
1542
Not on view

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  • Title: Portrait of Andreas Vesalius, half-length in profile standing in front of a table dissecting the arm of a body; frontispiece to Andreas Vesalius 'De humani corporis fabrica libri septem'
  • Artist: Attributed to John of Calcar (John Stephen Calcar) (Netherlandish, Calcar, Cleves 1499–1546/50 Naples (active Italy))
  • Date: 1542
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in. (21.2 × 14.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Richard Day, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.1001
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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