Development of Anatomy in the 18th Century: The Most Famous Anatomical Treatise and the Collaboration between Albinus and Wandelaar

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Pages: 223-235
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/ODIU9064

Abstract:

During the 18th century, science developed rapidly and played an important role in society. Anatomy and the related sciences were no exception. The most important work on human anatomy at that time was 𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑒 𝑆𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑖 𝑒𝑡 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖 by the German anatomist Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770). He owes his popularity to the illustrations in his book, drawn by the Dutch painter Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759). They are distinguished by outstanding scientific accuracy and precise execution. Bernhard Siegfried Albinus’s Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani is the most famous anatomical treatise of the 18th century, which set new standards for the anatomical illustration thanks to the popularity of the engravings of Jan Wandelaar. Standards were created by the partnership between artist and anatomist.

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18th century; anatomy; sciences; Jan Wandelaar; Bernhard Siegfried Albinus; partnership between artist and anatomist.

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