Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 531

BERNARDINO GENGA (1620-1690) Anatomia per uso et intelligenza del disegno; ricercata non solo su gl'ossi, e muscoli del corpo humano; ma dimostrata ancora su le statue antiche piu insigni di Roma. Domenico de Rossi 1691 56 ll., 40 plates. 47 cm.

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This large atlas contains forty magnificent full-page engraved plates depicting the human figure in various poses, with and without dissection. As promised in the subtitle to the work, in some of the full-figure plates one recognizes engraved renditions of some of the celebrated antique statues in Rome. The plates, probably engraved by François Andriot after designs by Charles Errard, were intended primarily for the use of painters and sculptors, and they are still considered to be one of the best collections for the use of student artists. The text is by Giovanni Maria Lancisi (see No. 687 ff.).

See Related Record(s): 687

Cited references: Choulant-Frank, pp. 254-255; Garrison-Morton 386; Waller 5540; Wellcome III, p. 102

Gift of John Martin, M.D.