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On this date, July 15, in the year 1606, Rembrandt

On this date, July 15, in the year 1606, Rembrandt van Rijn was born. Perhaps the greatest, and certainly best known of the Dutch Masters, his works include portraits of Amsterdam’s most famous anatomists.

In 17th century Amsterdam, The Praelector of Anatomy, elected to conduct an annual public dissection of an executed criminal to the city’s physicians and surgeons, often had his portrait painted. Various other doctors paid to have their portrait included, enhancing their social and professional status.

Celebrated in the first image, well-known and often considered Rembrandt’s earliest masterpiece, is The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632) on display in the Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague, in the Netherlands.

The second image, lesser-known but also important, is The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (1656) housed at The Hermitage, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Sadly, this work was damaged by fire and only a fragment remains. Scholars have recreated what they believe the entirety may have looked like, and is shown in the third image.

The fourth image is from inside the Anatomical Theatre of the Surgeons’ Guild, a room atop a spiral staircase inside the 500 year-old Waag, or Weigh House. It is inside this room that the annual anatomy lessons commenced. The fifth image is the roof of this room, and is itself a work of art.

The sixth image shows the Surgeons’ Guild entrance to the Waag, and above the door can be seen a bust of Hippocrates, the father of Medicine, and the inscription Theatrum Anatomicum, indicating the entrance to Amsterdam's historic Anatomical Theatre.

The final two images are from my various visits to these monuments. It was a professional honor and the thrill of a lifetime to stand in these places celebrating the Connection Between Art and Anatomy!

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In celebration of July 6 as International Kissing

In celebration of July 6 as International Kissing Day, enjoy Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, a beautiful marble sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Canova, produced between 1787-1793 and housed in the Louvre, Paris.  This neoclassical masterpiece represents Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, reviving a lifeless Psyche, his love and future wife, with a kiss.  😘 Bacci a tutti!😘

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In celebration of June 24 as the Feast of Saint Jo

In celebration of June 24 as the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, enjoy The Baptism of Christ, by Andrea del Verrocchio, and his apprentice, Leonardo da Vinci, who was in his late teens to early 20s when this was painted sometime between 1470 - 1475. Leonardo is credited with painting the figure of Christ, background, and the angel on the far left.

According to legend, Verrocchio was so impressed with Leonardo’s talent, that he felt surpassed by his pupil, and never painted again. Scholars debate the veracity of this narrative, but it is true that Verrocchio’s output as a painter abruptly ceased at this point in his career, although he did continue working as a sculptor and goldsmith.   This masterpiece hangs in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy, which is apt, considering the Patron Saint of Florence is John the Baptist!

If you happen to be in Florence on June 24, you will enjoy a host of cultural events and parades, concluding with “i fochi di San Giovanni” or the Fireworks of Saint John

Buona Festa di San Giovanni a tutti!
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In celebration of Father’s Day, the Baroque Chap

In celebration of Father’s Day, the Baroque Chapel of Saint Joseph, honoring the Earthly Father of Jesus, inside the Church of Saint Dominic, Palermo, Sicily  Buona Festa della Papà a Tutti!
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Buona Domenica! Today, June 13, is the Feast of Sa

Buona Domenica! Today, June 13, is the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padova, who died on this day in 1231. Patron Saint for dozens of intentions, and venerated across the globe, he is most often beseeched to intervene for lost causes, lost items, and lost people, as well as healing the sick, and safe passage for travelers.  Anthony was a Franciscan, and probably the most passionate and well-known follower of Saint Francis. He was so loved, construction of a church dedicated to him began within a year after his death.

Completed in 1310, with modifications continuing for centuries, the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, known locally as Il Santo, is near Venice, and pictured here.  The Basilica is a stunning structure filled with artworks by the likes of Donatello. Faithful from all over the world pilgrimage here however to pay homage to the tomb of Saint Anthony, and to venerate his relics.

An incredibly beautiful Baroque chapel displays his tongue, larynx, and mandible, which according to Roman Catholic tradition, have miraculously not decomposed as divine testimony to The Saint’s gift for spiritual oration.

Another example of the influence of Anatomy on Culture, Art, and Religion in Italy!  Buona Domenica a tutti e Buona Festa di Sant’Antonio di Padova!

Today, June 2, Italy celebrates Festa della Repubb

Today, June 2, Italy celebrates Festa della Repubblica, Italian National Day, commemorating the 1946 referendum on the nation’s future government following World War II, and the demise of the Fascist Regime. Italian citizens were asked to decide on a form of state as either monarchy or republic. The result gave birth to the Italian Republic, 75 years ago today!   The main celebrations for Festa della Repubblica occur in Rome, and include the laying of a laurel wreath at the Tribute to the Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria, or Alter to the Fatherland, pictured here.  Buona Festa della Repubblica to all Italians, and lovers of Italy, across the globe!

Just two weeks ago, this space celebrated Leonardo

Just two weeks ago, this space celebrated Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday (April 15, 1452) by sharing his anatomical drawings.

Today, May 2, the death of Leonardo is observed (1519) with an array of his paintings, listed chronologically per their date created.

Image 1: The Annunciation, c. 1472-1475, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.  Image 2: Detail of The Annunciation, notice the angel’s wings, considered by some scholars as the first anatomically accurate painted bird wings.

Image 3: The Baptism of Christ (Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci) c. 1472-75, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The angel to the left, as well as much of the landscape and other elements of the piece, were painted by a young Leonardo while an apprentice of Verrocchio.

Image 4: Detail of The Baptism of Christ, highlighting the angel painted by Leonardo, with each lock of hair painstakingly detailed.

Image 5: Adoration of the Magi, 1481, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. This unfinished panel was recently restored.

Image 6: Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1483-1486, Louvre, Paris.
 Image 7: The Last Supper, c.1495-96, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.

Image 8: The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, c.1503, Louvre, Paris.

Image 9: Mona Lisa, c. 1503-1506, Louvre, Paris.

Image 10: St. John the Baptist, c. 1513-1516, Louvre, Paris. Believed to be Leonardo’s last painting.

In conclusion of World Immunization Week, annually

In conclusion of World Immunization Week, annually celebrated the last week of April, let’s take a moment to consider smallpox. Deadly for thousands of years, smallpox lesions have been found on 3,000 year old Egyptian mummies. In the 20th century alone over 300 million people died from smallpox, a disease declared eradicated in 1980 by the World Health Organization.  Prior to the vaccine, people were exposed to smallpox sores by scratching it into their arm or inhaling it through the nose, a procedure called variolation. People developed mild symptoms but rarely died. An option much better than the disease itself.  In 1796 English doctor Edward Jenner observed that the milkmaids who got cowpox never got smallpox. He developed and published his technique of exposing people to cowpox sores, eliminating smallpox infection. He coined the term vaccine, coming from vacca, Latin for cow.  The first photo is a 200 year-old model depicting smallpox and its horrific lesions. The second illustrates the phases from vaccination as it was practiced in the 19th century. These are wax anatomical sculptures by Giuseppe Astorri, used to train 19th century physicians, and exhibited at the Luigi Cattaneo Museum, University of Bologna, Italy.

Works of art in their own right as they are sculpted in wax, they serve as a vehicle to discuss how Art and Anatomy are Connected.

Hopefully they also remind us of the importance of vaccines, as they have saved countless millions (if not billions!) across the globe from disease, disability and death, and added decades to our life expectancies.

In celebration of the Founding of Rome, April 21,

In celebration of the Founding of Rome, April 21, 753 BC!

1: Capitoline Wolf (11th century). Abandoned along the Tiber River, the twins were nurtured by a She Wolf and found by a shepherd. They founded a city, quarreled over who would rule, Romulus killed his brother Remus, and named Rome after himself.  2: Roman Forum, with ruins from 500 BC, location of Rome’s most important activities. Photo from Palatine Hill, location of where the She Wolf found Romulus and Remus.

3: Aeneas, by Bernini (1619). Trojan hero Aeneas, fled Troy after it fell to the Greeks. Romulus and Remus are said to be his descendants. Bernini shows Aeneas carrying his father as they flee a burning Troy.
 4: Colosseum, 80 AD, Rome’s most famous landmark. The 2,000 year old Colosseum needs no description.  5: Marforio, 1st century AD, depicting Oceanus, god of all the world’s waters. Marforio was one of Rome’s Talking Statues, a place were citizens posted complaints against authorities.  6: The Tiber River and Castel Sant’Angelo, 2nd century AD, tomb of Roman emperor Hadrian. It was converted to a Papal fortress, and also served as a prison.   7: Temple of Vesta, 3rd century BC, housing the Holy Fire of Vesta. Vestal Virgins tended this fire, as Romans believed disaster would befall Rome if it were to extinguish. A Vestal Virgin had to remain chaste, if not, she were buried alive while her partner was beaten to death.  8: The Pantheon, 2nd century AD. Originally a temple dedicated to all the gods, is now a Roman Catholic church. The dome is perhaps its most impressive feature, remaining the largest, unreinforced concrete dome in the world.   9: Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona. Roman fountains are not only aesthetically beautiful, but provided water to Rome’s citizens, and served to cool in the summer.  10: Piazza della Minerva, Elephant and Obelisk. The obelisk, 580 BC, is Egyptian and brought to Rome in the 1st century AD. Elephant, by Bernini (1667) has his rump defiantly facing the building that housed the Roman Inquisition, location of Galileo’s trial for placing the sun at the center of the universe. Pantheon is visible in the background.

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