Authenticity in Anatomy Art

Adkins, Jessica

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“…The collection that was shipped to Saint Petersburg consisted of twelve subsequently composed cabinets, comprising human, animal and plant specimens which were described by Ruysch in Latin and issued as illustrated catalogues and collectively re‐issued in 1721 (Ruysch, 1721), and posthumously translated in Dutch (Ruysch, 1744). In addition to his scientific contributions, Ruysch is often seen as an artist (Adkins, 2019; Kidd & Modlin, 1999). Among his most admired works are the dioramas, of which Ruysch made a dozen.…”

Section: The Collection Of Dutch Anatomist Frederik Ruyschmentioning

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Dutch teratological collections and their artistic portrayals

Kim

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Oostra

2021

American J of Med Genetics Pt C

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Several teratologic collections containing specimens with malformations and syndromes are maintained in a number of Dutch anatomical museums. Technically, these are not works of art or antiquities. However, many have been depicted in illustrations of such high quality that they merit discussion here. We review a selection of specimens and their artistic portrayals which find their origin in four Dutch teratological collections. These museum specimens are more than just intriguing objects for the inquisitive museum visitor. As we will substantiate, these specimens-and their artistic depictions-can be used to find and describe rarely occurring birth defects, provide etiopathogenetic information and are a source of novel diagnosis. Additionally, we briefly discuss the ethical aspects and motivations of exhibiting these specimens, as these collections have to be protected meticulously by the new generation of museum professionals, who eventually determine what kind of past our future will have. It is therefore imperative that these collections of antique specimens are treasured as their importance is easily overlooked.

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Section: The Collection Of Dutch Anatomist Frederik Ruyschmentioning

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Dutch teratological collections and their artistic portrayals

Kim

Rooy

Oostra

2021

American J of Med Genetics Pt C

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“…McLeary and Toon2 are critical of the claim that ‘anatomical revelation’ is an effective mode of health education and there is a growing discourse of criticism surrounding novel displays of anatomy 85. Instead, we could argue that health education today demands an anatomical narration in which the machine body has to both function and malfunction .…”

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Putting the ‘me’ in mechanical: lessons from the mechanical men of health 1928–1948

Stones

2018

Med Humanities

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ReuseThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) licence. This licence only allows you to download this work and share it with others as long as you credit the authors, but you can't change the article in any way or use it commercially. More information and the full terms of the licence here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. ABSTRACTDuring the interwar years health exhibitions and pavilions were commonplace in Europe and the U.S. Within these exhibitions were a small number of life-sized or over-sized mechanical men used to represent physiological processes. Though they received significant press attention at the time, little academic analysis exists to-date. These mechanical men, I argue, all provide important insights regarding the way design could be used to heighten the appeal of physiology and crucially, in the formation of a new term -the Accessible Body.Firstly, this study re-introduces three mechanical men of health to an academic audience, identifying provenance and unearthing key details of their performance and visual appearance. I argue that there is much to be gained by their analysis in comparison to the more notorious body representations that they orbited. Through detailed analysis of their forms, the three mechanical men are shown to challenge the dominant notions of the Ideal Body and Fordist Body embodied in the Dresden Transparent Man (1930) and ÔDer Mensch als IndustriepalastÕ (1926) respectively. The study examines and classifies these mechanical men as a new type of body Ð the Accessible Body. This term refers to representations that embody a sense of consciousness, the re-appropriation of popular culture and engagement with humour and visual appeal.The study concludes with discussion about the Accessible Body in contemporary health education. What tropes and approaches may remain significant today? By leaning on contemporary thinking about linguistic rather than visual metaphors in health this study concludes with provocations for the alignment of other appropriate metaphors within a mechanical man and Accessible Body framework. Ultimately I call for a re-shifting of man/machine visual metaphors as a means of re-engaging the audience today.

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“…Representations of the nude body in sculptures or paintings provide students with the opportunity to identify surface anatomy features, particularly of the musculoskeletal system, that are portrayed in the artworks. The anatomy depicted in represented bodies is fictive, however, even if the artist's intent is to create “realistic” portrayals of the body (Gombrich, 2000; Summers, 2003; Adkins, 2017). Therefore, analyzing fictive anatomy would enable students to apply their knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy to identify represented structures, and then to evaluate the anatomical fidelity of those depicted structures.…”

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Using represented bodies in Renaissance artworks to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy

Gross

Gear

Sepponen

2023

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Surface anatomy is an important skill for students in preparation for patient care, and peer examination is often used to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy. An alternative pedagogical approach is to use bodies represented in artworks. Represented bodies display fictive anatomy, providing students with the opportunity to apply their musculoskeletal knowledge and to think critically when evaluating the anatomical fidelity of a represented body. An elective course at the University of Michigan enabled undergraduate students to analyze the musculoskeletal and surface anatomy depicted in Renaissance artworks. Students traveled to Italy in 2018 (n = 14) and 2022 (n = 15) to analyze the fictive anatomy portrayed in artistic sculptures and musculoskeletal structures depicted in wax anatomy models and sculpted skeletons. In assignments, students were asked to identify musculoskeletal structures as portrayed in the context of represented anatomy created by Italian Renaissance artists and to assess the fidelity of the depicted anatomy. The students also applied their knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy to describe body position and evaluate muscle function in their assessments of the accuracy or inaccuracy of the fictive anatomy. The students reported that evaluating the anatomical fidelity of represented bodies in artworks supported their learning of musculoskeletal and surface anatomy, and that their critical thinking skills improved in the course. Evaluation of the anatomical fidelity of represented bodies in artworks is an effective pedagogical approach that can be implemented in art museums as an adjunctive learning experience to deepen students' musculoskeletal and surface anatomy knowledge and further develop their critical thinking skills.

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Authenticity in Anatomy Art

Cited by 5 publications

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Dutch teratological collections and their artistic portrayals

Dutch teratological collections and their artistic portrayals

Putting the ‘me’ in mechanical: lessons from the mechanical men of health 1928–1948

Using represented bodies in Renaissance artworks to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy

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