Mandrake root, a medicinal plant that was thought
to cure human diseases because of its often similar appearance
to the human body.
Point to Ponder:
-- Why do you think the artist has represented a human body within the Mandrake root?
-- What connections between the root and the body does this suggest?
Source: Ms. 130E. 31, 211, fol. 20, Biblioteca Universitaria, Pavia.