COLLECTION NAME:
Ars Anatomica
Record
Work Record ID:
0041084
Shelfmark:
Df.1.52
Holding Institution:
Edinburgh University Library
Catalogue Number:
422
Title:
Andreae Vesalii
Translated Title:
Portrait of Vesalius
Creator:
Vesalius, Andreas (b.1514, d.1564)
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Oporinus, Johannes (b.1507, d.1568)
Creator Role:
Printer
Associate Creator:
Calcar, Jan Stefan van (b.1499, d.1546-1560)
Associate Creator Name:
Calcar, Jan Stefan van
Associate Creator Dates:
b.1499, d.1546-1560
Associate Creator Role:
Designer
Date:
1543
Description:
This plate is the only known contemporary portrait of the author, Andreas Vesalius. The same image is used in Vesalius's China Root Letter (1546) and in the second edition of the Fabrica (1555). Space does not permit a discussion of the symbolic significance of the partially dissected arm of the apparently standing more-than-lifesize cadaver, or of the text on the scroll lying on the table. For some more information see Saunders & O'Malley.
Work Type:
Print
Measurement:
42.5 x 28.5cm (1' 4 3/4" x 11 1/4")
Material:
Ink
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Woodcut
Subject Category:
Anatomy
Subject Category:
Human Body
Reference:
Bird 2339; Cushing VI.A.-I,
Related Work Title:
De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
Related Work Page No:
portrait
Related Work Creator:
Vesalius, Andreas
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
Image © 2005 Edinburgh University Library
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Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
88412724
Repro Notes:
portrait
Repro Title:
Andreae Vesalii
Repro ID Number:
0041084c
Repro Old ID Number:
ai0084
Repro Rights Statement:
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date:
28/07/2004 09:38:00
Andreae Vesalii
