The First Muscle Man (front)
The First Muscle Man (front) (Andreas Vesalius · woodcut, workshop of Titian) — De humani corporis fabrica, 1543 · Andreas Vesalius, Book II, first muscle tabula.
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This print
Where it works
Vesalius's first muscle man of 1543: the famous front-facing écorché, outer muscles exposed and lettered, striding over a landscape with a town below, black woodcut on aged cream paper. The classic figure-drawing reference for an artist's studio, paired with The Ninth Muscle Man, at 24×36 in a black frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique anatomical plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- black, cream, sepia
- Mood
- graphic, renaissance
- Rooms
- home office, study or library
- Good gift for
- scientists, men, him, doctors & nurses
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or dark wood frame with no mat (black sharpens an engraving, dark wood warms a colour plate), hung at eye level so the plate can be read.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
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The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
