Anatomical Collection (#9)

Crouching Monkey and Man's Head; Bones and Muscles [verso], 1884-1888. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Crouching Monkey and Man's Head; Bones and Muscles [verso], 1884-1888

Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto], 1730/1732. Creator: Francesco Fontebasso
Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto], 1730/1732

Head of a Woman and Studies of a Male Nude [verso]. Creator: Francesco Fontebasso
Head of a Woman and Studies of a Male Nude [verso]

Clasped Hands [verso], c. 1612. Creator: Giacomo Cavedone
Clasped Hands [verso], c. 1612

The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Pauw, 1615. Creator: Andries Stock
The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Pauw, 1615

Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter, 1518/20. Creator: Raphael
Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter, 1518/20

Standing Female Nude, 1882/93. Creator: Arthur Davies
Standing Female Nude, 1882/93

Portrait of Doctor Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, published 1574. Creators: Unknown, Johannes Sambucus
Portrait of Doctor Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, published 1574

Academic Nude, Seen from the Back, 1862. Creator: Paul Cezanne
Academic Nude, Seen from the Back, 1862

Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back, c.1590. Creator: Pietro Faccini
Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back, c.1590

Design: Proportions of the Pythian Apollo, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Proportions of the Pythian Apollo, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Proportions of the Antinoüs Statue, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Proportions of the Antinous Statue, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Left Arm of a Hunter, n.d. Creator: Bernard Baron
Left Arm of a Hunter, n.d

Right Hand of Jupiter, n.d. Creator: Bernard Baron
Right Hand of Jupiter, n.d

Design: Proportions of the Medici Venus, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Proportions of the Medici Venus, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Proportions of the Gladiator, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Proportions of the Gladiator, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Proportions of the Farnese Hercules, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Proportions of the Farnese Hercules, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Hands, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Hands, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Ovals, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Ovals, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: General Proportions of the Male, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: General Proportions of the Male, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Figure from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Figure from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Mannequin, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Mannequin, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Hate or Jealousy, Anger, Desire, Physical Pain), from... 1762/77. Creator: A. J
Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Hate or Jealousy, Anger, Desire, Physical Pain), from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Laughter, Weeping, Compassion, Sadness), from Encyclop... 1762/77. Creator: A. J
Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Laughter, Weeping, Compassion, Sadness), from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Wonder, Love, Veneration, Rapture), from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Wonder, Love, Veneration, Rapture), from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Figure from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Figure from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Legs and Feet, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Legs and Feet, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Design: Proportions of the Laocoon statue, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Proportions of the Laocoon statue, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Two Studies of a Right Hand, July 26, 1800. Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Two Studies of a Right Hand, July 26, 1800

Study for The Festival, 1871. Creator: Edward John Poynter
Study for The Festival, 1871

Male Ecorché, c. 1810. Creator: John Partridge
Male Ecorche, c. 1810

William Harvey, M.D. 1739. Creator: Jacobus Houbraken
William Harvey, M.D. 1739

The Reward of Cruelty, 1750. Creator: John Bell
The Reward of Cruelty, 1750

Comparative Anatomy, published December 10, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Comparative Anatomy, published December 10, 1818

Internal organs of the abdomen and thorax (colour litho)
3097100 Internal organs of the abdomen and thorax (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Internal organs of the abdomen and thorax)

Detail of a male anatomical ecorche model, displaying muscles, arteries and veins
CH469822 Detail of a male anatomical ecorche model, displaying muscles, arteries and veins, the circulation and nervous system (wax) (see also 469823 to 469827) by Zeiller

Model of twins in the womb (wax)
BEN360190 Model of twins in the womb (wax) by Susini, Clemente (1754-1814); Museo della Specola, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: gemelli; scultura di cera; ); Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision

Anatomical View of the Human Torso, 1914 (engraving)
2622098 Anatomical View of the Human Torso, 1914 (engraving) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage anatomical study of the human torso, lateral view)

Coronary arteries, illustration
Illustration of coronary arteries of the heart

Female heart anatomy, illustration
Female heart anatomy, computer illustration

Hip replacement, illustration

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