Morgagni and Pathologic Anatomy, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- UMHS.18
- Title
- Morgagni and Pathologic Anatomy, from "The History of Medicine"
- Artist
- Robert Thom
- Artist Life Dates
- 1915-1979
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1952
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Michigan (state)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Michigan (state)
- Dimensions
- 130.81 cm x 107.95 cm (51 1/2 in. x 42 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Physical Description
- In the famous anatomic amphitheatre built in 1590, Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771) demonstrated before medical students from many countries during the 56 years he served as Professor of Anatomy at the famed University of Padua. Although his first book was published in 1704, Morgagni's greatest contribution to medicine, "On the Seats and Causes of Disease," came out 57 years later, in 1761. This five-book work, embodying a lifetime's experience in dissection and in observation, convinced medical men that diseases were not dispersed generally throughout the body, but got their start locally in specific organs or tissues. It ranks high among 18th-century scientific works.
- Secondary Keywords
- disciplines
- health sciences
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in health and medicine
- people in science-related occupations
- science and related disciplines
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- UMHS.18
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.18/umhs.18.jpg
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"Morgagni and Pathologic Anatomy, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.18/umhs.18.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
