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Three anatomical dissections taking place in an attic. Coloured lithograph by T. C. Wilson after a pen and wash drawing by T. Rowlandson.

The dissection of a young, beautiful woman directed by J. Ch. G. Lucae (1814-1885) in order to determine the ideal female proportions. Chalk drawing by J. H. Hasselhorst, 1864.

Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.

An anatomical dissection of the abdomen of a cadaver, seen in a foreshortened view. Aquatint by R. Perrette, 1904.

Ancient anatomists in discussion around a cadaver. Engraving by G. Appelmans, 1674.

The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.

Michelangelo drawing from an anatomized cadaver. Photogravure after M. J. A. Mercié.

Seven diagrams of differently shaped pelvises and their measurements. Engraving by A. Bell.

An anatomy lesson in an apothecary shop; represented by anthropomorphic participants. Engraving after Egbert von Heemskerck, ca. 1730-79.

An aged anatomist selecting his dissection instrument while a young woman tries to warn that his subject is alive. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.

A manual of the dissection of the human body / by Luther Holden.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

An anatomical dissection in an interior in Guadalupe. Gouache attributed to F. J. Blanco Juste, c. 1934.

Remarks on the question, are there any circumstances in which the lifting of the dead is justifiable? / by Aliquis.

A seated female figure with a dissected abdomen. Photograph after a woodcut, ca. 1525-1530.

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A manual of the dissection of the human body / by Luther Holden.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

An anatomical dissection in an interior in Guadalupe. Gouache attributed to F. J. Blanco Juste, c. 1934.

Remarks on the question, are there any circumstances in which the lifting of the dead is justifiable? / by Aliquis.

A seated female figure with a dissected abdomen. Photograph after a woodcut, ca. 1525-1530.