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Concept

Human dissection

Images

  • 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.
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Catalogue

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

    Holden, Luther, 1815-1905. | Date: 1851
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    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.

    | Date: 1647 | Reference: 25026i
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    An anatomical dissection in an interior in Guadalupe. Gouache attributed to F. J. Blanco Juste, c. 1934.

    Blanco Juste, Francisco J. (Francisco Javier), 1882- | Date: 1934 | Reference: 24571i
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    Remarks on the question, are there any circumstances in which the lifting of the dead is justifiable? / by Aliquis.

    Aliquis. | Date: 1824
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    A seated female figure with a dissected abdomen. Photograph after a woodcut, ca. 1525-1530.

    | Reference: 26792i
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