Anatomy Class, 1779
Two gentlemen contemplating a cadaver. Taken from Jacques Gamelin: Nouveau recueil d'ost̩ologie et de myologie dessin̩ apr̬s nature: pour l'utilit̩ des sciences et des arts. The work is known for its display of both talent and imagination, with striking scenes of the Resurrection, the Crucifixion, and skeletons at play. Aside from the full-page copperplate illustrations by Gamelin and the engraver Laval̩e, the work contains a number of intriguing vignettes on the title pages and elsewhere, which show battle scenes, visitations by death on unsuspecting revelers, and the anatomical artist's studio. Engraving signed by Laval̩e.
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