A woman representing Nature gives a baby to a mother; representing man's vulnerable and naked birth. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.

[Antwerp] : Philipp Galle, 1563.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 18.6 x 24.2 cm

Largitur natura parens pia tegmina brutis,/ Arboreumq́; genus gemino quoq; cortice velat:/ Solum hominem nudum in luminis abijcit auras,/ Damnat & obstrictum vinclorum nexibus arctis. P.G. 1563 ... Lettering repeated in Dutch and French. The latter reads: "Arbres, poissons, oiseaux & tous animaux,/ Venans au monde ont toute leur vesture/ Mais l'homme seul y vient nud par Nature,/ Souffrant sans coulpe un millier de travaux". The naked woman is marked 'Natura' Bears number: 1

Wellcome Collection 26264i

One of a series of six engravings on the infirmities and sufferings of mankind (frame nos. 7805-7810)