"Usus et experentia dominantur in artibus, neque est ulla disciplina, in qua non peccando discatur."
"It is in practice and experience that hold supremacy in the arts, and there is no branch of learning in which one is not taught by his own mistakes."
Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella, "Rerum Rusticarum, Libri XII," Liber I.XVI
"It is in practice and experience that hold supremacy in the arts, and there is no branch of learning in which one is not taught by his own mistakes."
Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella, "Rerum Rusticarum, Libri XII," Liber I.XVI
ABOUT US
Amphitheatrum Anatomicum, Academy of Anatomical Art, is a private academy based on the guild model of learning and instruction. Its mission is to preserve a historical/cultural patrimony and foster a learning environment of the classical arts.
The teaching methodology consists of full and immediate immersion of technical skills and knowledge needed to create realistic, anatomically-correct representations of the human figure, using free-hand sketching and oil painting as the primary media. The academy is geared towards first-time learners, young adults, career professionals, and life-long learners who have never had an opportunity to study art full time.
The academy aims to provide a collaborative workspace and educational opportunities for artists and medical professionals interested in the field of artistic anatomy, as well as for patrons of the arts and sciences.
The teaching methodology consists of full and immediate immersion of technical skills and knowledge needed to create realistic, anatomically-correct representations of the human figure, using free-hand sketching and oil painting as the primary media. The academy is geared towards first-time learners, young adults, career professionals, and life-long learners who have never had an opportunity to study art full time.
The academy aims to provide a collaborative workspace and educational opportunities for artists and medical professionals interested in the field of artistic anatomy, as well as for patrons of the arts and sciences.
References (Director's Note):
When I was but a young child, I remember sneaking into my dad's studio and marveling at his countless medical references (my father is a surgeon). Since I was little, my curiosity has always been very visually-oriented, and I was completely fascinated by all of the anatomy books in my father's studio. My first sight of male and female reproductive organs almost made me want to vomit, since they were pictures of cadavers. Nevertheless, my morbid curiosity was ingrained at an early age and it continues to be fueled by the internet and easy access to more information than my eyes and brain can ever digest. The internet is the "Library of Alexandria at one's fingertips," the greatest library ever created by Man.
Looking back quite a few decades ago, it was my father's medical books that inspired me to art. And so I would like to take this opportunity to thank Testut and Letarjet (Traité D´anatomie Humaine), Dr. Henry Grey and Henry Carter (Grey's Anatomy), and many medical authors who took the time to write their treatises for the benefit of their profession and humanity. Also, thanks to my dad for letting me sneak into his library and for taking me to see operations when I was a child.
The section that follows provides just a brief reference to all of my favorite works of anatomy that I have discovered and use quite often:
Looking back quite a few decades ago, it was my father's medical books that inspired me to art. And so I would like to take this opportunity to thank Testut and Letarjet (Traité D´anatomie Humaine), Dr. Henry Grey and Henry Carter (Grey's Anatomy), and many medical authors who took the time to write their treatises for the benefit of their profession and humanity. Also, thanks to my dad for letting me sneak into his library and for taking me to see operations when I was a child.
The section that follows provides just a brief reference to all of my favorite works of anatomy that I have discovered and use quite often:
- Mondino Dei Luzzi, "Anathomia Corporis Humani," 1316, first "modern" anatomical text
- Andreas Vesalius, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" ("On the Fabric of the Human Body"), 1543, believed to be illustrated by Jan Stephen Van Calcar/Titian's studio
- Bartolomeo Eustachi, "Tabulae Anatomicae" ("Tables of Anatomy"), 1552 (but not published until 1714)
- Govard Bidloo, "Anatomia Humani Corporis, Centum & Quinque Tabulis, per Artificiossis," Amsterdam, 1685
- Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, "Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani," London, 1749
- Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery and Nicolas Henri Jacob "Traité Complet de L'anatomie de L 'homme," Paris, 1831 to 1854
- Henry Grey and Henry Vandyke Carter, "Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical," London 1858
- Leo Testut and Andre Letarjet, "Traité D´anatomie Humaine," Paris, 1928
- Alberto Lolli, "Struttura Uomo, Manuale di Anatomia Artistica," Colla Editore, 1998
- Alberto Lolli, "Struttura Uomo in Movimento," Colla Editore, 1998
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