About This Item
Title
Anatomical diagram of the muscles of the neck
Subject
Neck Muscles--anatomy & histology
Anatomy, Artistic
Book Illustrations
Description
Copperplate engraving--Cf. Choulant, L. Anatomic illustration, p. 331.
Diagram depicting the muscles of the neck in three-quarter profile, attached to the skull with chin tilted up. Accompanying text identifies the neck muscles.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Del Medico, Giuseppe. Anatomia per uso dei pittori e scultori (Rome : Presso Vincenzo Poggioli, 1811). Lewis Z 112 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Published in 1811, Giuseppe del Medico's Anatomia per uso dei pittori e scultori is a manual of anatomy for artists. The work contains 38 copperplates, some of which were printed in multiple colors.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1811
Language
ita
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Lewis_Z_112.pl16
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving, color
Physical Dimensions
35 x 23 cm
Citation
“Anatomical diagram of the muscles of the neck,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/223.