Caption

Anatomic lesson, Le leçon d'anatomie, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Alexandre, France, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Charles Wittmann, c. 1884 - in or before 1894, Alexandre, Dujardin, Charles Wittmann, photographer, cliché maker, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 121 mm x width 167 mm, anatomical specimen, A dimly lit scene shows a group of men gathered closely around a central table where a nude male figure lies on his back with one arm hanging off the table and a cloth draped low over his hips, the men leaning in with focused expressions and varied headwear and clothing, some holding small objects and one appearing to gesture toward the body, the surrounding space receding into deep shadow with faces and hands illuminated by a single light source above the table.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_187

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Rights managed

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38.4Mb (9.1Mb) / 13.7in x 10.9in / 4109 x 3266 (300dpi)

Keywords

Anatomic lesson Le leçon d'anatomie page photomechanical print photographer Alexandre France cliché maker Dujardin printer person Charles Wittmann c 1884 - 1894 paper photoaquatint height 121 mm x width 167 mm anatomical specimen dimly lit scene group men gathered closely central table nude male figure lies back arm hanging off table cloth draped low hips men leaning focused expressions varied headwear clothing holding small objects appearing gesture body surrounding space receding deep shadow faces hands illuminated single light source table