Unpublished Plate for the ‘Atlas Anatomico’
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Title
Unpublished Plate for the ‘Atlas Anatomico’
Original Creator
Crisostomo Alejandrino Jose Martinez y Sorli (1638-ca. 1694, Spain, Anatomist/Artist)
Original Creation Date
ca. 1680-1694
Description
An unpublished plate intended for Sorli’s Atlas Anatomico. Sorli, both a painter and an anatomist, envisioned the book to be the most authoritative source of anatomical prints of the 17th century. This plate depicts three different views of an adult man’s muscular and bone structures with measurements and proportions outlined. A child’s skeleton is also shown with its measurements and proportions.
Rights
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This image is in the public domain.