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Great Artists and Great Anatomists - A Biographical and Philosophical Study (Paperback)
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Great Artists and Great Anatomists - A Biographical and Philosophical Study (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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A gifted yet controversial anatomical teacher, Robert Knox
(1791-1862) published this remarkable study in 1852. It explores
the influence of anatomy on evolutionary theories and fine art
respectively. The first part of the work discusses the lives and
scientific insights of the eminent French naturalists Georges
Cuvier (1769-1832) and Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772-1844).
Rejecting the explanations offered by natural theology, Knox
maintains that descriptive anatomy can give answers to questions
surrounding the origin and development of life in the natural
world. The latter part of the book is concerned with the relation
that anatomy bears to fine art, specifically the painting and
sculpture of the Italian Renaissance. Entering the debate about the
importance of anatomical knowledge in art, Knox focuses on 'the
immortal trio' of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.
Henry Lonsdale's sympathetic biography of Knox has also been
reissued in this series.
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