Anatomics. From terrible to the great: the human body in art. Ebenstein D.

For many centuries, mankind has sought to know itself, to study the structure of its body both inside and outside. This desire left behind a rich collection of works of art, which demonstrate not only the actual information about the human body, but also how our idea of ​​it has changed over time.

“Anatomika” collected in one volume a collection of 250 images from XIV to the XX century. It is written by an universal recognized expert in the field of anatomy, Joanna Ebenstein, who is also the creator of the Blog "Pathological Anatomy" (Morbid Anatomy Blog). The images presented here are taken from various sources, each is accompanied by detailed comments and notes.