ABSTRACT
The few lines of old Italian poetry at the bottom of the picture translate as:
The man who from acuteness of intellect,
Wishes to make some anatomical investigation,
is a sharp snake,
He shows over and above his obvious absolute power the privilege of deceiving the world.
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