Carved anatomical male figure

Made:
1801-1900 in Italy
Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth

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Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved boxwood anatomical male figure, wearing loincloth, left arm outstretched, illustrates musculature, Italian, 19th century

Carved from boxwood, this anatomical figure showing the muscles without the skin is known as an écorché. Anatomical figures were used to teach medical students anatomy as there was a shortage of bodies available for dissection. Preservation was also difficult. The figures were valued for their visual appeal and were often presented in stylised artistic poses. This example was bought from an Italian collector by one of Henry Wellcome’s collecting agents, Captain Johnston-Saint, in September 1931.

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A99529
Materials:
boxwood
type:
anatomical figure
credit:
Raffin, J.