Dissecting of human bodies at this time was very taboo and highly illegal. Artists had to pay criminals to smuggle them bodies and perform their own autopsies in private and often rushed. Which explaines their inaccurate and often interpretative forms
The Anatomical Paintings of French anatomist Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty (1716 – 1785)pic.twitter.com/xHhnT9hUDj
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Quite inaccurate, but interesting. * I think most are done from imagination instead of observation *.
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Inside!
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@mjkeenan and@AdamJones_tv for some hints for the new TOOL LP...
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