Learning by Seeing: The Art of Anatomic Illustration
Learning by Seeing: The Art of Anatomic Illustration

Summary/Abstract: Although medical illustrations are generally understood as visual models for the transmission of knowledge, the history of anatomical illustration brings to light all the interconnections and interrelations that have worked to establish its status as an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the human body. By using aesthetics as a didactic way to knowledge, anatomical illustration merged scientific with aesthetic theories, developing specific ‘period’ styles. From the early demonstrations of Leonardo da Vinci to modern schools of medical illustration, the history of this interdisciplinary enterprise shows a remarkable capacity of changing with the advent of new paradigms in science.

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