Book ID: CBB997448385

Art and Surgery: Masterpieces inspired by Surgery throughout the Centuries (2023)

unapi

Francesco Minni (Author)


Bologna University Press


Publication Date: 2023
Physical Details: 240 pp.
Language: English

The purpose of this book is to describe the complex and multifaceted relationship between art and surgery throughout history. The volume takes the reader on a journey through masterpieces and artefacts on the theme of surgery, from Ancient Egypt to contemporary art, covering each stage of the countless scientific advancements achieved over the centuries. The topic is explored from every possible angle and is enriched by descriptions of works of art representing religion and myth. A rich collection of images accompanies the reader on this journey between art and science, revealing an original and inspiring cultural experience.

...More
Citation URI
https://data.isiscb.org/isis/citation/CBB997448385/

Similar Citations

Article de Ceglia, Francesco Paolo; Pogliano, Claudio; (2011)
Introduction (/isis/citation/CBB001024822/)

Article Olsén, Jan Eric; (2011)
The Body Voyage as Visual Representation and Art Performance (/isis/citation/CBB001024831/)

Book Christos Lynteris; (2021)
Plague Image and Imagination from Medieval to Modern Times (/isis/citation/CBB412673555/)

Article Brodesco, Alberto; (2011)
I've Got You under My Skin: Narratives of the Inner Body in Cinema and Television (/isis/citation/CBB001024830/)

Article Samuel J. M. M. Alberti; (2018)
Drawing Damaged Bodies: British Medical Art in the Early Twentieth Century (/isis/citation/CBB102567071/)

Book Agnes Arnold-Forster; (2023)
Cold, hard steel: The myth of the modern surgeon (/isis/citation/CBB335034256/)

Book Giuseppe Olmi; Giuseppe Papagno; (2006)
La natura e il corpo. Studi in memoria di Attilio Zanca (/isis/citation/CBB679826638/)

Book Anna Maria Urso; (2023)
Corpo (/isis/citation/CBB370648777/)

Book Bell, Matthew; (2014)
Melancholia: The Western Malady (/isis/citation/CBB001510023/)

Article Giuseppe Armocida; Ilaria Gorini; (2017)
The dialogue between the worlds of art and science (/isis/citation/CBB394057662/)

Book Kerwin, William; (2005)
Beyond the Body: The Boundaries of Medicine and English RenaissanceDrama (/isis/citation/CBB000720434/)

Book Massimo Bernabò; (2010)
La collezione di testi chirurgici di Niceta (/isis/citation/CBB476950980/)

Article Roberta Fusco; Enrica Tonina; Chiara Tesi; (2021)
Henry Tonks and the true face of war (/isis/citation/CBB641121129/)

Article Larson, Barbara; (2004)
Odilon Redon and the Pasteurian Revolution: Health, Illness, and le monde invisible (/isis/citation/CBB000500654/)

Article Egon Stenager; (2016)
Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870): An Artistic Illustration of Foville’s Syndrome (/isis/citation/CBB724891865/)

Book English, Terence A. H.; (2011)
Follow Your Star: From Mining to Heart Transplants---A Surgeon's Story (/isis/citation/CBB001200781/)

Book Lo Vivienne; (2018)
Imagining Chinese Medicine (/isis/citation/CBB223604072/)

Article Peter Chen; Thomas Chen; (2015)
Sangye Gyatso (1653–1705) and the Medical Paintings of Tibet (/isis/citation/CBB584850360/)

Authors & Contributors
Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
Armocida, Giuseppe
Bell, Matthew
Brodesco, Alberto
Chen, Peter S. Y.
Chen, Thomas S. N.
Journals
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Journal of Medical Biography
Medicina Historica
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Medical History
Science in Context
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
AuthorHouse
Brill
Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura
Manchester University Press
Olschki
Concepts
Medicine and art
Medicine
Medicine and culture
Visual representation; visual communication
Surgery
Human anatomy
People
English, Terence A. H.
Leonardo da Vinci
Rufus of Ephesus
Tonks, Henry
Genga, Bernardino
Jensen, Christian Albrecht
Time Periods
19th century
16th century
17th century
20th century
20th century, early
Ancient
Places
Great Britain
Europe
Italy
Tibet
China
France
Institutions
Royal College of Surgeons, London
Comments

Be the first to comment!

{{ comment.created_by.username }} on {{ comment.created_on | date:'medium' }}

Log in or register to comment