🖤 Vitruvius Mandrake – Framed Velvet Lino Print 🖤
A dark twist on Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, reimagined through tangled roots and forbidden magic.
Hand-pulled in deep black ink onto soft grey velvet, this print captures every carved detail with haunting clarity. Framed in our signature ornate black frame and finished with a dark grey mount — it’s ready to hang on your wall or stand on your shelf like a relic from a forgotten age.
This isn’t just a print — it’s a botanical spell.
The mandrake has long walked the line between medicine and myth. Said to scream when unearthed, its roots have been feared and revered since ancient times:
🌿 In biblical lore, it was gifted to Rachel in the hope of conceiving a child.
🌿 The Greeks used it as a surgical anaesthetic — powerful enough to induce hallucinations, delirium, even coma.
🌿 By the Middle Ages, it was believed to grant control over power, influence, and wealth. Tied to witchcraft, it was said to be a key ingredient in flying ointments. Even Joan of Arc was accused of keeping a mandrake, a charge that helped seal her fate.
🌿 In Mediterranean folklore, a demon was believed to inhabit the root — killing anyone foolish enough to pull it from the earth.
This piece is for those drawn to the macabre, the magical, and the botanical — a collector’s item wrapped in folklore and framed like the artifact it was always meant to be.