January 13, 2010
foxesinbreeches: Govard Bidloo & Gérard de Lairesse - Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams. Amsterdam, 1960. Copperplate engraving with etching. National Library of Medicine. Via Dream Anatomy: A National Library of Medical Exhibit. This stark dissection—with ragged flesh fully displayed and hands bound with a cord—signals a commitment to a higher level of realism. To our eyes, the picture may suggest a distressing indifference to, or even pleasure in, human suffering.

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Govard Bidloo & Gérard de Lairesse - Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams. Amsterdam, 1960. Copperplate engraving with etching. National Library of Medicine. Via Dream Anatomy: A National Library of Medical Exhibit.

This stark dissection—with ragged flesh fully displayed and hands bound with a cord—signals a commitment to a higher level of realism. To our eyes, the picture may suggest a distressing indifference to, or even pleasure in, human suffering.
. science medicine illustration anatomy dissection Govard Bidloo Gérard de Lairesse