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Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564

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  • A man once designated as Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), anatomist. Oil painting by a follower of a Venetian painter, 16th century.
  • A skeleton seen from the front, resting the bones of the right forearm on a spade and holding a skull aloft in its left hand. On the left is an illustration of the sacrum and on the right, a skull in profile, with further bones to be seen at the skeleton's feet. Photograph of a woodcut, c. 1590.
  • A man formerly designated as Andreas Vesalius. Oil painting by John Graham Gilbert, 1840, after a Venetian painter.
  • Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving, 1600.
  • Andreas Vesalius. Woodcut after J. S. van Calcar (?).
  • Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572, after J. S. van Calcar (?).
  • Andreas Vesalius. Etching by E. Bocourt after J. S. van Calcar.
  • Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572, after J. S. van Calcar (?).
  • Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by W.J.J. Des Hauvents.
  • A man formerly designated as Andreas Vesalius. Oil painting by John Graham Gilbert, 1840, after a Venetian painter.
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Catalogue

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    De ontleedkundige afbeelding voor en in den tidj van Vesalius / [G. van Rijnberk].

    Rijnberk, Gérard van, 1875-1953 | Date: 1915
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    Andreas Vesalius Bruxellensis : catalogue de l'exposition organizée à la Bibliothèque de l'Université du 25 mars au 31 avril.

    Université de Liège. Bibliothèque | Date: 1965
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    Galen, Vesalius, da Vinci - anatomists / William H. Washburn.

    Washburn, William H. | Date: 1916
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    Vesalius : het lichaam in beeld / Geert Vanpaemel ; autrurs: Maurits Biesbrouck, Tinne Claes, Andrew Cunningham, Veronique Deblon, Raf De Bont, Joris Vandendriessche, Tim Huisman, Hieke Huistra, Pieter Huistra, Morwena Joly-Parvex, Rina Knoeff, Sandra Mühlenberend, Omer Steeno, Geert Vanpaemel, Kaat Wils ; inleiding: Peter Carmeliet.

    Vanpaemel, G. | Date: [2014]
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    Andrea Vesalio, G.B. Canani e la Scuola Medica Revisionistico-Sperimentale Ferrarese del Rinascimento / Giulio Muratori, Delfino Bighi.

    Muratori, Giulio. | Date: 1964
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