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 Jan Steven van Calcar Netherlandish

1542

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Artwork Details

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 Jan Steven van 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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