Bilder Ambroise Paré (1510–1590) – Of Monsters and Prodigies: Man with Master-Growth

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This striking woodcut print originates from Ambroise Paré's famous work, On Monsters and Prodigies. This specific English edition was published in 1634. The print features two distinct illustrations of human anomalies: the upper image depicts "The effigies of a man with a master growing out of him", while the lower panel shows "The effigies of the horned or headed monster". These illustrations reflect 17th-century medical and cultural perspectives on congenital anomalies, serving as a historical record of observations and beliefs surrounding such "prodigies."

Ambroise Paré (1510–1590) was a highly influential French barber surgeon, anatomist, and pioneer of modern surgery. He is celebrated for his innovations in battlefield medicine, including the use of ligatures for amputations and the rejection of cauterization. Paré's work Des Monstres et prodiges (On Monsters and Prodigies), first published in French in 1573, was a groundbreaking compilation of documented human and animal anomalies, reflecting both scientific curiosity and popular fascination with the unusual in the Renaissance era.

Artist or Maker: Ambroise Paré

Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 18 cm

Medium: Woodcut

Date: 1634



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