BIP! Finder - Casting life, casting death: connections between early modern anatomical corrosive preparations and artistic materials and techniques

2019 • Casting life, casting death: connections between early modern anatomical corrosive preparations and artistic materials and techniques

Authors: Hendriksen, Marieke M. A.

Venue: Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science

Type: Publication

Abstract: Although the historical connections between anatomy and the visual arts have been explored in quite some depth, especially in the cases of early modern anatomical drawing, sculpting, the making of wet preparations and wax modelling, the role of artistic techniques in the creation of corrosive preparations has received little attention thus far. This is remarkable, as there appear to be significant similarities between casting techniques like those employed by the influential artist Wenzel Jamnitzer (1508–85) and anatomical corrosive technique... (read more)

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Topics: Visual arts Aesthetics

DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2018.0068

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