Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

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.

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 W.J.J. Des Hauvents.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by L. Gaultier.

Andreas Vesalius. Lithograph by E. Milster after E. J. C. Hamman, 1849.

An anatomy theatre with statues of the anatomists Vesalius and Spigelius; a corpse on a table in the background. Engraving, 1672.

Andreas Vesalius. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after J. S. van Calcar (?).

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

Andreas Vesalius Bruxellensis : catalogue de l'exposition organizée à la Bibliothèque de l'Université du 25 mars au 31 avril.

269 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Andreas Vesalius : anatomy and the world of books / Sachiko Kusukawa.

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.

Andrea Vesalio, G.B. Canani e la Scuola Medica Revisionistico-Sperimentale Ferrarese del Rinascimento / Giulio Muratori, Delfino Bighi.

Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.

De humani corporis fabrica libri septem / [Andreas Vesalius].

A human skeleton, seen from the front and leaning on a spade, surrounded by illustrations of individual bones. Engraving, 1686.

Epistola, rationem modumque propinandi radicis Chynae decocti, quo nuper invictissimus Carolus V. Imperator usus est, pertractans: et praeter alia quaedam, epistolae cujusdam ad Jacobum Sylvium sententiam recensens, veritatis ac potissimum humanae fabricae studiosis perutilem / [Andreas Vesalius].

An écorché figure with left arm raised, seen from the left side. Line engraving by J. Tinney, after A. Vesalius, 1743.

Epistola, docens venam axillarem dextri cubiti in dolore laterali secandam: et melancholicum succum ex venae portae ramis ad sedem pertinentibus, purgari / [Andreas Vesalius].

A skeleton leaning on an inscribed tombstone, resting his right hand on a skull. Line engraving by J. Tinney, 1743, after A. Vesalius, 1543.

Muscleman, in a landscape, seen from behind. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543.

A skeleton leaning on a spade. Line engraving by J. Tinney, 1743, after A. Vesalius, 1543.

An architectural loggia of Corinthian columns and pilasters with Adam and Eve. Engraving by P. Huys after L. van Noort, 1568.

24 unnumbered leaves, 590 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; (folio)

Abvbetri Rhazae Maomethi, ob vsvm experientiámqve mvltiplicem, et ob certissimas ex demonstrationibus logicis indicationes, ad omnes praeter naturam affectus, atque etiam propter remediorum uberrimam materiam, summi medici opera exquisitiora ... Per Gerardvm Toletanum ... Cremonensem, Andream Vesalium ... Albanvm Torinum, ... latinitate donata, ac iam primum ... ad uetustum codicem summo studio collata et restaurata ... / [Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā Rāzī].

1 print : engraving ; image 34.6 x 19.3 cm

A muscleman, seen from the front. Engraving, 1713, after a woodcut, 1543.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 23.8 x 15.5 cm

Two male figures, seen from the front and back, with the cutaneous veins of the human body displayed. Engraving, 1568.

4 unnumbered pages, 171 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 4to (21 cm)

Andreae Vesalii, Anatomicarum Gabrielis Falloppii observationum examen.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 23.5 x 15.5 cm

The venous and arterial system of the human body with internal organs and detail figures of the generative system. Engraving, 1568.

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Andreas Vesalius

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A muscleman, seen from the front. Engraving, 1713, after a woodcut, 1543.

Two male figures, seen from the front and back, with the cutaneous veins of the human body displayed. Engraving, 1568.

Andreae Vesalii, Anatomicarum Gabrielis Falloppii observationum examen.

The venous and arterial system of the human body with internal organs and detail figures of the generative system. Engraving, 1568.

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

Andreas Vesalius Bruxellensis : catalogue de l'exposition organizée à la Bibliothèque de l'Université du 25 mars au 31 avril.

Andreas Vesalius : anatomy and the world of books / Sachiko Kusukawa.

Andrea Vesalio, G.B. Canani e la Scuola Medica Revisionistico-Sperimentale Ferrarese del Rinascimento / Giulio Muratori, Delfino Bighi.

Frequent collaborators

Andreas Vesalius

Images from the collections

Images by Andreas Vesalius

Images featuring Andreas Vesalius

Works from the collections

A muscleman, seen from the front. Engraving, 1713, after a woodcut, 1543.

Two male figures, seen from the front and back, with the cutaneous veins of the human body displayed. Engraving, 1568.

Andreae Vesalii, Anatomicarum Gabrielis Falloppii observationum examen.

The venous and arterial system of the human body with internal organs and detail figures of the generative system. Engraving, 1568.

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

Andreas Vesalius Bruxellensis : catalogue de l'exposition organizée à la Bibliothèque de l'Université du 25 mars au 31 avril.

Andreas Vesalius : anatomy and the world of books / Sachiko Kusukawa.

Andrea Vesalio, G.B. Canani e la Scuola Medica Revisionistico-Sperimentale Ferrarese del Rinascimento / Giulio Muratori, Delfino Bighi.

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