Plate 17 from Anatomical Engravings

Print

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Mulvane Art Museum

Name/Title

Plate 17 from "Anatomical Engravings"

Entry/Object ID

87-32-644

Type of Print

Engraving

Made/Created

Artist

Eustachi, Bartolomeo

Date made

1552

Time Period

16th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mat dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

16 in

Dimension Description

Image dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

7 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

(from 2016.Klassics for Kids) Bartolomeo Eustachio Italian, 1500/1515-1574 Plate 17 from Anatomical Engravings, 1552, published 1714 engraving Bartolomeo Eustachio was a pioneer in the study of human anatomy based on dissection. The Eustachian tube in the ear is named after him. Here he depicted the brain and spinal cord with new accuracy. Draw the insides of your head. What's there - thoughts, dreams, sounds, sights, smells?