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De Humani Corporis Fabrica...
Basel, 1543. Woodcut. National Library of Medicine.
Andreas Vesalius
(1514-1564)
[anatomist]
Stephen van Calcar and the Workshop of Titian
[artists]
A ruined body leans against ancient ruins, a metaphoric echo. Here, visual metaphor coexists with a commitment to accurate naturalist depiction.
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