Andreas Vesalius Collection

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body), 1555

Anatomical illustration
2626049 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626131 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626109 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626047 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Base of the skull, human teeth, knee cap (after Clopton Havers), mucus gland, etc
FLO4611538 Base of the skull, human teeth, knee cap (after Clopton Havers), mucus gland, etc. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Venal system from the vena cava in the human body. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by
FLO4611599 Venal system from the vena cava in the human body. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by James Drake from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Andreas Vesalius
3586025 Andreas Vesalius; (add.info.: Portrait of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of books on human anatomy

Anatomical illustration
2626129 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626126 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

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2626107 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

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2626019 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626108 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626106 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626103 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626102 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Medal depicting Andreas Vesalius
3586027 Medal depicting Andreas Vesalius; (add.info.: Medal depicting Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of books on human anatomy

The female pelvis
2626817 The female pelvis; (add.info.: The female pelvic anatomy. From Andreas Vesalius' De Corporis Humani Fabrica, 1543.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Andreas Vesalius
3586026 Andreas Vesalius; (add.info.: Portrait of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of books on human anatomy

Andreas Vesalius
3586028 Andreas Vesalius; (add.info.: Portrait of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of books on human anatomy

Human skeleton viewed from the side. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius
FLO4611588 Human skeleton viewed from the side. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Dissection of the human hand and foot to reveal muscle, ligament and bone
FLO4611552 Dissection of the human hand and foot to reveal muscle, ligament and bone. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

An anatomical classification hierarchy
2626132 An anatomical classification hierarchy; (add.info.: Illustration showing anatomical classification hierarchy, from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626130 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626046 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Human skeleton viewed from the rear, in a sorrowful pose. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration
FLO4611543 Human skeleton viewed from the rear, in a sorrowful pose. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet

Human skull viewed from below, with several fetal skeletons. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an
FLO4611525 Human skull viewed from below, with several fetal skeletons. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet

Anatomical illustration
2626104 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Anatomical illustration
2626048 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus)

Human skeleton viewed from the front, leaning on a spade. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration
FLO4611575 Human skeleton viewed from the front, leaning on a spade. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet

Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale, 1588-1589. Creator: Lavinia Fontana
Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale, 1588-1589. The Italian physician and scholar Girolamo Mercuriale (1530-1606) reads an edition of the pioneering work on human anatomy "On the Fabric of the Human

Andreas Vesalius, c. 1861. Creator: Hamman, Edouard Jean Conrad (1819-1888)
Andreas Vesalius, c. 1861. Private Collection

Portrait of Doctor Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, published 1574. Creators: Unknown, Johannes Sambucus
Portrait of Doctor Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, published 1574

Andreas Vesalius
3586029 Andreas Vesalius by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of books on human anatomy

Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels
985801 Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels, 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Initial T, detail from a page of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
CH466699 Initial T, detail from a page of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Andreas Vesalius
LLM459546 Andreas Vesalius by Armet Portanell, Jose (1843-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andreas Vesalius. Illustration for La Ciencia Y Sus Hombres by Luis Figuier (D Jaime Seix, 1876)

An Anatomical Illustration of the Human Muscular System
985792 An Anatomical Illustration of the Human Muscular System, Against an Italian Landscape Background, 1543 (woodcut) by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (c.1488-1576) (circle of); 42.1x29 (folio)

Prima Musculorum Tabula, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri
CH469000 Prima Musculorum Tabula, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel

Death of Vesalius in a shipwreck on his return from the Holy Land
LLM459494 Death of Vesalius in a shipwreck on his return from the Holy Land by Serra, J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Andreas Sarlous (woodcut)
819402 Portrait of Andreas Sarlous (woodcut) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andreas Sarlous, Italian painter)

Portrait of Andreas Vesalius from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
CH466698 Portrait of Andreas Vesalius from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Andreas Vesalius, Flemish physician, anatomist, 1514-1564
6039932 Andreas Vesalius, Flemish physician, anatomist, 1514-1564. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andreas Vesalius, Flemish physician)

Andres Vesalius, 16th Century Flemish anatomist and physician (chromolitho)
668988 Andres Vesalius, 16th Century Flemish anatomist and physician (chromolitho) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andres Vesalius)

Andreas Vesalius (chromolitho)
667055 Andreas Vesalius (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andreas Vesalius. French educational card, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Humani Corporis Ossium, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri
CH469001 Humani Corporis Ossium, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel

Andre Vesale, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d. 1957), illustration from
STC397229 Andre Vesale, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957), illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944), 1924 (litho) by Calcar

Frontispiece to De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
CH466697 Frontispiece to De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut) (see also 233019) by Venetian School

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Andreas Vesalius was a renowned Flemish anatomist and physician who made significant contributions to the field of human anatomy. His groundbreaking work, "De humani corporis fabrica" (Of the Structure of the Human Body), published in 1555, revolutionized the understanding of human anatomy during his time. In this captivating portrait, we see Andreas Vesalius depicted with a flayed arm, showcasing his deep knowledge and expertise in dissecting cadavers for scientific study. This engraving from around 1600 captures his dedication to unraveling the mysteries of the human body. Another remarkable image shows Vesalius giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels in 1543. The vibrant colors and intricate details in this woodcut highlight his role as an influential teacher, passing on his wealth of knowledge to future generations. The initial "T, " taken from one page of "De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, " showcases Vesalius' meticulous attention to detail. Each stroke reveals his commitment to accurately representing every aspect of human anatomy. Vesalius' legacy lives on through various illustrations that depict different systems within our bodies. One such illustration focuses on the muscular system, providing a comprehensive visual representation that aids in understanding its complexity. Tragically, Vesalius met an untimely demise during a shipwreck while returning from the Holy Land. This event marked not only the end of an extraordinary life but also left behind an irreplaceable loss for medical science. Through portraits like Andreas Sarlous' woodcut and other depictions found within "De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, " we catch glimpses into Vesalius' appearance and character - capturing both his intellectual prowess and unwavering dedication to advancing anatomical knowledge. Lastly, we encounter the title page itself - "De humani corporis fabrica" - which serves as a testament to Vesalius' monumental work.