Article ID: CBB000932487

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

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Biesbrouck, Maurits (Author)
Steeno, Omer P. (Author)


Vesalius
Volume: 14
Pages: 53--58
Publication date: 2008
Language: English


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
Aubin, David
Bishop, Robert C.
Hedesan, Georgiana D.
Kleinbub, Christian
Kusukawa, Sachiko
Melo, Victor Andrade de
Journals
Studium: Tijdschrift voor Wetenschaps- en Universiteitgeschiedenis
Acta Historica Astronomiae
Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Historia Mathematica
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Publishers
Brill
Franco Angeli
L'Erma di Bretschneider
Leuven University Press
Pennsylvania State University Press
Reaktion Books
Concepts
Medicine and art
Universities and colleges
Human body
Science education and teaching
Human anatomy
Anatomy
People
Vesalius, Andreas
Blendeff, Lambert
Duerbeck, Hilmar W.
Eakins, Thomas
Foreest, Pieter van
Hayé, Michael
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
19th century
Early modern
15th century
20th century
Places
Brussels (Belgium)
Louvain (Belgium)
Belgium
Europe
Italy
Vienna (Austria)
Institutions
Louvain. Université
Università di Bologna
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Solvay Conferences
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
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