Art Resource - AR924213

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Title page of Andreas Vesalius 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica', showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543. Artist: Andreas Vesalius

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'Portrait of the physician Andreas Vesalius' (1514-1564], c1535-1545. Artist: Steven van Calcar

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The second plate of the muscles, from Book II of De humani corporis fabrica, 1543. Artist: Andreas Vesalius

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Abdominal cavity and its contents, 1543.

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Andreas Vesalius, 16th century Flemish anatomist.

Andreas Vesalius, 16th century Flemish anatomist. Vesalius' (1514-1564) great work on anatomy De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body) (1543) was a landmark, with accurate depictions of parts of the body, including the nervous system. Vesalius based his work on dissection and personal observation, disproving the belief that because, in Genesis, God created Eve from Adam's rib, men had one less rib than women. He contradicted Aristotle's teaching that the heart is the seat of the emotions, replacing it with the brain and the nervous system. After Jan Stevan Calcar (c1499-1546).

Unique Identifier AR924213

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3592px × 4860px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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