The Beauty of Anatomy
tv show

5 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired August 13, 2014
Genres:
Overview
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.

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.