Article ID: CBB000932487

The Statues of Andreas Vesalius: “a capite ad calcem” (2008)

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The number of statues of Vesalius, fully depicting the father of anatomy, is very limited world-wide. What follows is a summary and description of the statues in Brussels,Vienna, Leuven (Louvain), and Chicago. The three-dimensional representation of Vesalius's first 'muscle man' in Terneuzen is also included.

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Description Describes the statues in Brussels, Vienna, Louvain, and Chicago.


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Authors & Contributors
John Holmes
Kibbie, Ann Louise
Schollenberger, Hans Joachim
Christina Neilson
Coesemans, Steven
Schlegel, Konrad
Journals
Studium: Tijdschrift voor Wetenschaps- en Universiteitgeschiedenis
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
Journal of Social History
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Publishers
University of Pittsburgh Press
University of Chicago Press
Schnell & Steiner
Pennsylvania State University Press
Leuven University Press
L'Erma di Bretschneider
Concepts
Sculpture
Science and art
Medicine and art
Painters and painting
Human body
Human anatomy
People
Saraceno, Tomás
Schollenbeger, Johann Jakob
Nannius, Petrus
Opmeer, Petrus
Vesalius, Andreas
Redon, Odilon
Time Periods
19th century
17th century
16th century
Early modern
20th century, early
Renaissance
Places
Louvain (Belgium)
Brussels (Belgium)
Italy
England
Delft (Netherlands)
United States
Institutions
Louvain. Université
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Solvay Conferences
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Università di Bologna
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