M0001264: Cropped reproduction of a satirical woodcut on conjugal fidelity depicting a nude woman wearing a chastity belt standing between two men, by Heinrich Vogtherr II, circa 1540

Date:
19 August 1930
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/11/96
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About this work

Description

Black and white cropped reproduction of a satirical woodcut on conjugal fidelity depicting a nude woman wearing a chastity belt standing between two men, by Heinrich Vogtherr II, circa 1540. The reproduction is possibly from the original 16th Century woodcut held by the British Museum (museum number: 1930,1216.10) or an unknown publication, and is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

19 August 1930

Physical description

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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