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Tabulae anatomicae by da Cortona

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Rome, 1741. Copperplate engraving. National Library of Medicine.

Pietro Berrettini da Cortona
(1596-1669)
[artist]

A skeleton dances a lively step; in the background an arrangement of bones float in the air. Berrettini’s exuberant flourishes take their cue from the theatricalism of baroque drama and court entertainments.

 


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