Gaspar Becerra, Woman with abdominal wall opened to show gravid uterus

Woman with abdominal wall opened to show gravid uterus, 1556

Attributed to Gaspar Becerra (ca. 1520 - 1570)

RA Collection: Art

Title
Woman with abdominal wall opened to show gravid uterus
Artist/designer
Attributed to Gaspar Becerra (ca. 1520 - 1570)
Engraved by
Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet (1515 - after 1565)
Published by
Antonio Salamanca (1478 - 1562) and Antoine Lafréry (1512 - 1577)
From
Juan de Valverde de Amusco, Historia de la composicion del cuerpo humano, Roma, 1556, f. 2P4a (Lib.3, Tab.6)
Date
1556
Object type
Printed illustration
Place of Publication
Rome
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions

240 mm x 153 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
03/6658
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Historia De la composicion del cuerpo humano, escrita por Ioan de Valverde de Hamusco. - En Roma.: [1556]

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