Hardcover
1690 · Amsterdam
by Bidloo, Govard (anatomist) and Gerard de Lairesse (artist)
Amsterdam: By de weduwe van Joannes van Someren, de erfgenaamen van Joannes van Dyk, Hendrik en de weduwe van Dirk Boom, 1690. Hardcover. Very good. Broadside, 305 x 470 (visible image size), professionally matted and framed. ¶ A huge and extraordinary 17th-century anatomical engraving, justly celebrated by anatomists and artists alike for over 330 years. For obvious reasons the Surrealists found it particularly fascinating. Our example is beautifully framed. ¶ "This stark dissection -- with ragged flesh fully displayed and hands bound with a cord -- signals a commitment to a higher level of realism. To our eyes, the picture may suggest a distressing (truncated)