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Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Oost
Cornelis Hartman · 1657
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 290 × 380 cm
Seven scholars crowd a raised dissecting table in the anatomy theatre of Amsterdam. At the centre, the forearm has been opened to reveal the flexor tendons — displayed with clinical clarity against the surrounding darkness. Hartman places us among the observers, looking in.
Rights & provenance
- Rights basis
- human original
- Copyright
- Cornelis Hartman
- Licence
- all rights reserved
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