About This Item
Title
Dissection scene
Subject
Dissection
Physicians
Book Illustrations
Description
From a drawing by Pier Leone Ghezzi. Subscription on plate: Eques Petrus Leo Ghezzius In. et delin.--Cf. Choulant, L. Anatomic illustration, p. 201.
Illustration on title page to Tabulae anatomicae.
Dissection of a cadaver with an audience in attendance. Several instruments lay on the dissection table. Underneath the dissection table there are several dogs. To the right stands a skeleton with its right arm raised.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Creator
Ghezzi, Pier Leone, 1674-1755
Source
Original image in: Eustachi, Bartolomeo, -1574. Tabulae anatomicae (Romae : Ex officina typographica Francisci Gonzagae, 1714). ZAd 16 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Tabulae anatomicae, a collection of Bartolomeo Eustachi's anatomical engravings, was first published over one hundred years after Eustachi’s death. Eustachi was known for his strong defense of the Galenic tradition. His plates introduced numbered rulers on the edges of images (instead of marking the image itself with small letters and numbers) to help readers locate relevant text in the book.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1714
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZAd_16.a1r
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
10 x 16 cm
Citation
Ghezzi, Pier Leone, 1674-1755, “Dissection scene,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2209.