Thomas Geminus after Vesalius - Secunda musculorum tabula - 1550

Beautiful 16th century anatomical engraving after Vesalius

Thomas Geminus (attributed), " Secunda musculorum tabula", ca. 1550.

Rare and authentic 16th-century anatomical engraving after the groundbreaking work of Andreas Vesalius (De humani corporis fabrica, 1543).

The print depicts a so-called écorché (muscle figure) in a dynamic pose, showing the musculature of the human body in remarkable detail. The Latin title engraved in the plate reads:
“Secunda musculorum tabula” (Second plate of the muscles). The paper has a visible watermark showing a hand with a star, used around 1550.

Executed as a fine copper engraving (made after Vesalius' woodcut), in the tradition of Thomas Geminus, who reinterpreted Vesalius’ illustrations in engraved form in the mid-16th century.

Dimensions: 33,1 x 19,7 cm (engraving), 35,9 x 22 cm (paper).
Good condition, a few very small spots, lower white margin enlarged with old paper.