The Lady Anatomist
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The Lady Anatomist

The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini

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The Lady Anatomist

The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini

About this book

Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-74), a woman artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. The Lady Anatomist tells the story of her arresting life and times, in light of the intertwined histories of science, gender, and art that complicated her rise to fame in the eighteenth century.

Examining the details of Morandi's remarkable life, Rebecca Messbarger traces her intellectual trajectory from provincial artist to internationally renowned anatomical wax modeler for the University of Bologna's famous medical school. Placing Morandi's work within its cultural and historical context, as well as in line with the Italian tradition of anatomical studies and design, Messbarger uncovers the messages contained within Morandi's wax inscriptions, part complex theories of the body and part poetry. Widely appealing to those with an interest in the tangled histories of art and the body, and including lavish, full-color reproductions of Morandi's work, The Lady Anatomist is a sophisticated biography of a true visionary.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction: Changing the Angle of Vision
  5. 1. The Pope’s Anatomy Museum
  6. 2. Professing Anatomy
  7. 3. Re-casting
  8. 4. The Lady Anatomist
  9. 5. Esse est Percipi: Hands and Eyes
  10. 6. Beneath the Fig Leaf: The Male Reproductive System and Genitalia
  11. 7. Cessio ac Venditio: The Final Years and the End of an Age
  12. Notes
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index