The Beauty of Anatomy

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5 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired August 13, 2014

Overview

Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.

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Rembrandt and Ruysch

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 30m

Air Date

August 27, 2014

Overview

In the 17th century in Holland, anatomy became the cutting edge of medical science, inspiring the great artists of the age like Rembrandt to produce the most beautiful anatomical paintings yet created. Adam Rutherford travels to the Hague and Amsterdam to find out what it was that drew Rembrandt to anatomy and why dissecting bodies was thought a suitable subject for high art.