The Quick and the Dead: Artists and Anatomy

The Quick and the Dead: Artists and Anatomy
ISBN-10
0520217381
ISBN-13
9780520217386
Series
The Quick and the Dead
Category
Art
Pages
120
Language
English
Published
1997-01-01
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Authors
Hayward Gallery, Leeds, Royal College of Art

Description

To study anatomy, many artists dissected the dead to better depict the living. "The Quick and the Dead" focuses on a range of artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Cindy Sherman to show the great richness and complexity that can result when art and science intersect. The drawings, prints, photographs, and objects in this book span five centuries and mark numerous cultural shifts, yet their imagery is as powerful today as when they were created. 92 illustrations, 31 in color.

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