Blood & Bones/Anatomists & Artists

Romanae archetypae tabulae anatomicae novis.

(1783)

I have always been fond of looking at anatomical drawings, particularly those of the 18th and early 19th century. The bodies or body parts are often shown doing typical things, or positioned in ways that depict them as still having life or thought. This appealed to both the anatomist and the artist. The best place in my area to admire these types of prints is The Mutter Museum, which is part of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia.

Fredrik Ruysch Vol. 3 (1744)