Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams, Allegorical Title Page

Title

Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams, Allegorical Title Page

Subject

Allegorical Title Page

Description

The allegorical title page of Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams displays a scene with several individuals performing various tasks in a classical landscape. In the foreground, Father time is shown holding an hourglass while his scythe lies on the ground on the left. On the right of the foreground, three putti are depicted; one hold a piece of parchment, presumably with an anatomical diagram on it in front of the other two, one of which holds a skull, and the other points to a forearm which is spread across a small table. Behind them is the title of the atlas, which reads "Ontleding des Menschelyken Lichaams, Geedan door Govard Bidloo, Ariat. et Chirurg. Profes(x)i. This is engraved upon a shield resting against a platform on which the allegory of Medicine sits, identified by the large volume that she rests against and the knife like tool she holds in her hand. Beside her, a young boy stands, his face shrouded by drapery, and the skin of his arm removed to display the inner musculature. Flying above and behind the allegory of Medicine is Gloria, identified by her wings and two horns. Finally, in the background, flanked by distinctly Baroque architecture, two skeletons converse with each other,

Creator

Gerard de Lairesse (artist), Peter and Philip van Gunst (engravers)

Publisher

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Date

1690.

Source

Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams

Contributor

Govard Bidloo
Gerard de Lairesse
Peter van Gunst
Philip van Gunst

Rights

Public Access (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2004)

Relation

Anatomia Humani Corporis
Anatomy of the Humane Bodies

Format

Jpeg

Language

Dutch

Type

Medical Text

Coverage

Seventeenth century Dutch medical practice

Date Created

1690

Is Part Of

Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams

Replaces

Anatomia Humani Corporis

Extent

62.5 x 36 cm

Medium

Copperplate engraving on paper

Bibliographic Citation

Govard Bidloo, Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams. Amsterdam, for the widow of Joannes van Someren, the heirs of Joannes van Dyk, Henry Boom and widow of Theodore Boom, 1690.

Audience

Artists
Medical practitioners
Medical students

Files

bidloo_title_01.jpg

Citation

Gerard de Lairesse (artist), Peter and Philip van Gunst (engravers) , “Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams, Allegorical Title Page,” Digital Exhibits, accessed October 8, 2024, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/2750.

Item Relations

Item: Anatomia Humani Corporis, Allegorical Title Page dcterms:relation This Item
Item: The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, Allegorical Title Page dcterms:relation This Item
Item: Portrait of Govard Bidloo dcterms:relation This Item
Item: Table 88: A Skeleton Risen from its Tomb dcterms:relation This Item
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