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30.09.2016 | Letter to the Editor
The cut surface of the neck as depicted in two paintings of Judith and Holofernes
verfasst von:
Kun Hwang
Erschienen in:
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
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Ausgabe 4/2017
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In the Renaissance, anatomical science was a major source of inspiration for artists. By the fifteenth century, interest had emerged in anatomy as an area of research and the artists of the period dissected cadavers. Artists performed dissections to reproduce beauty accurately, whereas the anatomists’ goal was to gain scientific knowledge [
3]. Artists witnessed or participated in dissections to gain a better understanding of the proportions and systems of the body. …