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"In 1543, Vesalius asked Johannes Oporinus to publish the book De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), a groundbreaking work of human anatomy he dedicated to Charles V and which many believe was…

oil on canvas
Location: Chiesa dei Santi del Crocifisso, Borgo

1 print : 15 x 12 cm.
Provenance:
Purchase, 1965.
Technique:
color

1 print : 35 x 28 cm.
Technique:
engraving

1 print : image 40 x 25 cm., on mount 43 x 28 cm.
Provenance:
Walter Schatzki, New York; Purchase; 1969.
Technique:
engraving, color

1 print : 16 x 13 cm.
Provenance:
Purchase; 1967.
Technique:
wood engraving

1 photomechanical print : 39 x 31 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:
color

1 print : 42 x 29 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:
halftone, black and white