
The Beauty of Anatomy
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - Galen and LeonAugust 12, 201450minArt, ideology – and dissection: the close relationship between discoveries in human anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them. In the first of two insightful programs, Dr Adam Rutherford looks at the work of the second-century Roman Empire anatomist, writer and philosopher Claudius Galen alongside Renaissance artist – and part-time dissector – Leonardo da Vinci.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - Andreas VersliusAugust 12, 201450minIn 17th-century Holland, dissecting bodies was considered the epitome of high art. Great artists of the age, such as Rembrandt, produced the most beautiful anatomical paintings yet created. Dr Adam Rutherford travels to Dutch cities The Hague and Amsterdam to find out what it was that drew Rembrandt to the cutting edge of medical science.This video is currently unavailable
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- Directors
- Michael Waterhouse
- Producers
- Michael Waterhouse
- Starring
- Adam Rutherford
- Studio
- Tern Television Productions Ltd
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