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RECENT TIMES.
CALCKER, certain sheets and certain improvements in other
sheets being perhaps by TITIAN himself. It is quite'
possible that, in addition to the two well-known figures *
of a man and woman, he had a hand also in the title
page where VESALIUS appears performing the dissection J
of a corpse in the anatomical theatre in the presence
of a large concourse of spectators. The anatomical ',|
plates of the pre-Vesalian period have a lower value, s
as, for example that of B. PASSAROTTI—a representation
of' blood-letting—which, it would appear, served for the .
instruction of surgeons and barbers* ALBRECHT DURER |
and LEONARDO DA VINCI published works on the pro-1
portions of the human body f which were translated into
foreign languages and exercised a great influence^ as
is evident from the productions of several Spanish artists. |
Certain anatomists, also, produced valuable anatomical
drawings. The picture which VAROLiUS made of the
base of the brain displays contours, correct indeed if also
rather coarse, and was obviously intended for teaching.J
BERENGER of Carpi was, according to the testimony of
BENVENUTO CELLINI, not only an experienced physician and
anatomist, but also a skilful draughtsman. He embellished J
his anatomical works with woodcuts, which kept in view the
interests of the artists as much as those of the doctors^
So too, the myology of CANNANI and the anatomical;?!
writings'of CHARLES ESTIENNE (STEPHANUS), EUSTACHIUSJ
and VOLCHER KOYTER, who himself made many anatomical
drawings, of the Spaniard VALVERDE DE HAMUSCO, and
again of GUIDI (VlDIUS), JACQUES GUILLEMEAU, FELIX
PLATTER, SALOMON ALBERTI, GIULIO CASSERIO, and
ADRIAN VAN DEN SPIGEL were all provided with illustra-?
tions.
Besides the anatomical drawings, which doubtless were
* CHOULANT op. cit. S. 39 e* seq.
t A. W. BECKEH : Kunst und Kiinstler des 16 Jahrhunderts, Leipzig 1863,
Bd. i, 341. iv > l6 3-
X CHOULANT, op. cit. 3. 69.