Caption
L'Anatomie d'apresent, Het Theatrum Anatomicum te Leiden seen from the inside, print, book illustration, Het Theatrum Anatomicum (anatomical theater) te Leiden seen from the inside, as it looked at the time of the publication of this print (1712). Various people are present in the room, and skeletons of humans and animals are displayed. Stuffed animals hang from the ceiling. Numbered bottom right: 8., publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I) (possibly), Leiden, 1712, printmaker, paper, etching, height 138 mm x width 167 mm, Print also used in: Les delices de Leide, une des célébres villes de l'Europe, here contiennent une description exact de son antiquité, des diverse aggrandissemens, de son académie, des manufactures, des curiosités, Leiden: Pieter van der Aa, 1712., dissecting-room, 'theatrum anatomicum', university, Theatrum Anatomicum, A large vaulted interior with high arched windows and patterned walls contains a circular tiered wooden structure with concentric benches and railings surrounding a central circular opening; human figures stand on the benches and around the outer walkway, some nude and others clothed in period attire, while skeletal and partially skinned figures are displayed on stands along the tiers; suspended from the ceiling are large marine animals and bones, along with mounted animal heads on the walls; various framed images and cabinet-like structures line the back wall and corners, and visitors lean on railings or gesture toward the central area.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B34_060
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