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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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La Specola Collection; Wax Anatomical Models
Work_PrefTitle
La Specola Collection; Wax Anatomical Models
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view, wax model in display case; "flayed" model with musculature shown, one arm raised
Image_Title
Overall view, wax model in display case; "flayed" model with musculature shown, one arm raised
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Italian cast maker)
Agent_Display
unknown (Italian cast maker)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Zoologico 'La Specola' (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Zoologico 'La Specola' (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Torrigani, Via Romana 17
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo Torrigani, Via Romana 17
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.764531 11.247342
GPS
43.764531 11.247342
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1700-1799 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1700-1799 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Eighteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Eighteenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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colored wax
Work_MaterialDisplay
colored wax
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process); modeling (forming)
Work_Technique
casting (process); modeling (forming)
Technique
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Subjects:
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human figure; scientific or medical; anatomy
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; scientific or medical; anatomy
Subjects
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Description:
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The Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is an eclectic natural history museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name Specola means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790. Parts of the collection can be traced back to the Medici Family. It is known for its collection of wax anatomical models from the 18th century. The modeling of the soft parts of dissections, teaching illustrations of anatomy, was first practiced in Florence during the Renaissance. The practice of moulage, or the depiction of human anatomy and different diseases taken from directly casting from the body using (in the early period) gelatine moulds, later alginate or silicone moulds, used wax as its primary material. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is an eclectic natural history museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name Specola means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790. Parts of the collection can be traced back to the Medici Family. It is known for its collection of wax anatomical models from the 18th century. The modeling of the soft parts of dissections, teaching illustrations of anatomy, was first practiced in Florence during the Renaissance. The practice of moulage, or the depiction of human anatomy and different diseases taken from directly casting from the body using (in the early period) gelatine moulds, later alginate or silicone moulds, used wax as its primary material. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-F-LSAC-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A2-I-F-LSAC-A03
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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