Anatomische Tafeln...
Frankfurt, 1656. Copperplate engraving. National Library of Medicine
Giulio Casserio (ca. 1552-1616) [anatomist]
This clumsy frontispiece features five notable anatomists posed around a cadaver. In the center of the picture, the image of the Earth, with the continent of "America" visible, signifies that the anatomized body is a "New World," and dissection a voyage of discovery.
Click image to see much finer, larger version. Via Mike Sappol's fantastic
Dream Anatomy Online Exhibition (book
here) via
Darko is Dorko.
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