Description
This book expands the art historical perspective on art's connection to anatomy and medicine, bringing together in one text several case studies from various methodological perspectives. The contributors focus on the common visual and bodily nature of (figural) art, anatomy, and medicine around the central concept of modeling (posing, exemplifying and fabricating). Topics covered include the role of anatomical study in artistic training, the importance of art and visual literacy in anatomical/medical training and in the dissemination (via models) of medical knowledge/information, and artistic representations of the medical body in the contexts of public health and propaganda.
About the Author
Andrew Graciano is Professor of Art History and the Director of Graduate Studies (Studio Art, Media Arts, Art History, and Art Education) at the University of South Carolina's School of Visual Art and Design.
Book Information
ISBN 9781138544376
Author Andrew Graciano
Format Hardback
Page Count 258
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Series Science and the Arts since 1750
Weight(grams) 771g