Human Anatomy

Depicting the Body from the Renaissance to Today

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'Mesmeric ... a macabre and illuminating survey of anatomical art' Guardian

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Starting with the groundbreaking drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, this lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable history of anatomical illustration from the Renaissance to the digital 'Visible Human' project today. Its survey of five and a half centuries of meticulous visual description by anatomists and artists will be a welcome addition to the libraries of artists, art students, doctors and anyone interested in the history of science.
Edition type: New Format
Extent: 344 pp
Format: paperback
Publication date: 2020-07-30
Size: 22.9 x 15.2 cm
ISBN: 9780500295991
The Art of Anatomy • Vesaluis • Estienne • Valverde • Eustachi • Casseri and Spieghel • Bidloo and Cowper • Ruysch • Cheselden • Albinus • Gautier d’Agoty • Smellie and Hunter • Gamelin • Bell • Ballie, Willan, Cruveilhier and Carswell • Cloquet and Sarlandière • Bourgery • Quain, Maclise and Ellis • Gray • Braune • Anatomy in the Digital Age
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Press Reviews

Remarkable
The Times

Compelling
The Scotsman

Fascinating and at times gruesome
BBC History Magazine


About the Authors

Benjamin A. Rifkin lives and works in New York City as a private art dealer specializing in Old Master paintings, drawings and sculpture. Michael J. Ackerman is Assistant Director for High Performance Computing and Communications at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Judy Folkenberg is a freelance writer. She is also a book artist, and binds and makes books by hand.

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