Plate from the Fabrica
Item
- Title
- Plate from the Fabrica
- Date
- 1543
- Description
- Plate from the Fabrica—Courtesy Wellcome Collection—In this memento mori one skeleton considers the skull of another. The Latin inscription on the cartouche reads “genius lives, all else is mortal.” Perhaps with this phrase, Vesalius patted himself on the back.
- Alternative Title
- Plate from Fabrica where a skeleton ponders the skull from another skeleton
Position: 27 (39 views)