[Circulatory system] /
[by Amé Bourdon].

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Main Author
Bourdon, Amé, 1636 or 1638-1706
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Published
[Cambrai?], [1678?]
Subjects
Bourdon, Amé, > 1636 or 1638-1706.
Bourdon, Amé, > 1636 or 1638-1706.
Bourdon, Amé, > 1636 or 1638-1706.
Medicine in art.
Lymphatics
Generative organs, Female
Blood-vessels
Anatomy, Artistic.
Anatomy, Artistic
Lymphatic System
Genitalia, Female
Blood Vessels
Medicine in art > Pictorial works.
Anatomy, Artistic > Pictorial works.
Lymphatics > Pictorial works.
Generative organs, Female > Pictorial works.
Blood-vessels > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Pictorial Work
Summary
The canvas is devoted to the circulatory system. At the top of the canvas is a person's complete network of blood vessels (94 cm tall), featuring direction of blood flow and cutaways of veins and arteries. Directly beneath, is an illustration of female reproductive organs and their blood vessels, with cutaways showing the rear of the bladder and vulva, and follicles along the ovary. Seven smaller figures of parts of the lymphatic system as well as cutaways of veins and arteries surround the two larger figures along the margins of the canvas.
Note
Painting on fine ochre silk (visible cracks and stains) with mostly reds, blues, and purples applied using a lavis technique; mounted on a white mat backing with half-moon shape at top, encased in a modern black wood frame with conservation plexiglass. Dimensions including frame: 67 x 200 cm.
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Physical Description
1 painting ; 180 x 48 cm
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