Anatomy in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Demon, Study for 'The Burial of the Priest or Manchaypuito', Francisco Laso

Demon, Study for 'The Burial of the Priest or Manchaypuito', c. 1860–1868.

Demonio, estudio para 'El entierro del cura o Manchaypuito' (museum title)

Francisco Laso (Peruvian), charcoal on paper

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Skeleton Study for the Painting “Dance of the Skeletons”, Władysław Podkowiński

Skeleton Study for the Painting “Dance of the Skeletons”, 1892.

Studium szkieletu do obrazu "Tanic szkieletów" (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), charcoal, ink, and gouache on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sitzender nackter Mann mit Keule, Albrecht Dürer

Sitzender nackter Mann mit Keule, 1526.

Sitzender nackter Mann mit Keule (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), ink and pen on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Standing male nude with sword, Adolph Tidemand

Standing male nude with sword, c. 1875.

Stående mannsakt med sverd (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles, Antoine Watteau

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles, c. 1715–1716.

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red, black and white chalk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Academy Study After Live Male Model, Richard Bergh

Academy Study After Live Male Model, 1880.

Akademistudie efter levande manlig modell (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Doctor´s Wife Reveals her Husband´s Intention of Anatomising Niels Klim, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Doctor´s Wife Reveals her Husband´s Intention of Anatomising Niels Klim, 1785–1787.

Lægens hustru røber, at hendes mand vil anatomere Niels… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Homme de Vitruve, 1490.

Homme de Vitruve (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Sketches of horses and their anatomy, Józef Chełmoński

Sketches of horses and their anatomy, after 1870.

Szkice koni i ich części anatomicznych (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Study of a horse, after 1870.

Studium konia (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Anatomical Drawings of the Muscles and Veins of the Arm and Chest, and the Head of an Old Man, Leonardo da Vinci

Anatomical Drawings of the Muscles and Veins of the Arm and Chest, and the Head of an Old Man, 1510–1511.

Anatomical Drawings of the Muscles and Veins of the Arm and… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Saint Jerome, c. 1610–1614.

Saint Jerome (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Standing Female Model, 1840.

Stående kvindelig model (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Anatomical Study of a Horse, Founded on 'Eclipse', Nov. 26, 1832, William Mulready

Anatomical Study of a Horse, Founded on 'Eclipse', Nov. 26, 1832, 1832.

Anatomical Study of a Horse, Founded on 'Eclipse', Nov. 26… (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), graphite on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars", Elihu Vedder

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars", c. 1884–1887.

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars" (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), fusain et graphite avec craie blanche sur papier

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Hand of Evenepoel's Mother-in-law Peppe van Gelder

De hand van Evenepoels schoonmoeder Peppe van Gelder (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), pencil on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Studies of the Paw of a Dog or Wolf (recto), Leonardo da Vinci

Studies of the Paw of a Dog or Wolf (recto), 1490.

Studies of the Paw of a Dog or Wolf (recto) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Studies van dierenkoppen en poten

Studies van dierenkoppen en poten (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), pencil on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Studies of the legs of a galloping horse, Józef Chełmoński

Studies of the legs of a galloping horse, after 1870.

Studia nóg konia w galopie (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Male Figure. After Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel, Nicolai Abildgaard

Male Figure. After Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel, 1774.

Mandsfigur. Kopi efter en af de opstandne fra Michelangelos… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study of Legs (Phryne) for “Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Study of Legs (Phryne) for “Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis”, c. 1888.

Studium nóg kobiecych (Fryne) do obrazu „Fryne w Eleuzis” (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Skeleton Study for the Painting “Dance of the Skeletons”, 1892.

Studium szkieletu do obrazu "Taniec szkieletów" (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Academic Study from a Live Model, Maria Wiik

Academic Study from a Live Model, 1881–1882.

Akatemiaharjoitelma elävän mallin mukaan (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal and chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Academic Study from a Live Model

Akatemiaharjoitelma elävän mallin mukaan (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal and chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind

Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), brown wash, pen and brown ink, black chalk and white gouache

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Model Study

Modellstudie (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on panel

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Studies of the Paw of a Dog or Wolf (verso), Leonardo da Vinci

Studies of the Paw of a Dog or Wolf (verso), 1490.

Studies of the Paw of a Dog or Wolf (verso) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Study of the hand of one of the background figures, Nicolai Abildgaard

Study of the hand of one of the background figures, 1778–1779.

Studie af den ene af baggrundsfigurernes hænder (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study of the front legs of a galloping horse; verso: sketch of a rider blowing a horn and a fragment of a composition with a horse, Józef Chełmoński

Study of the front legs of a galloping horse; verso: sketch of a rider blowing a horn and a fragment of a composition with a horse, after 1870.

Studium przednich nóg konia w galopie; verso: szkic jeźdźca… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Male Nude, 1883.

Male Nude (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

View of the Organs of the Chest and Abdomen and of the Vascular System of a Woman, Leonardo da Vinci

View of the Organs of the Chest and Abdomen and of the Vascular System of a Woman, 1509–1510.

View of the Organs of the Chest and Abdomen and of the… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Skeleton study for the painting “Skeleton dance”, Władysław Podkowiński

Skeleton study for the painting “Skeleton dance”, 1892.

Studium szkieletu do obrazu "Taniec szkieletów" (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), charcoal and gouache on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Male Nude

Férfiakt (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), chalk on colored paper

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Bearded Man from Behind, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Bearded Man from Behind, 1894.

Szakállas férfi hátulról (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), charcoal on paper

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder, Titien

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder, c. 1555–1556.

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder (museum title)

Titien (Italian), black chalk heightened with white chalk, on blue paper

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Study of the Bust of a Naked Youth with a Vase, sketch for “The Vase Seller”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Study of the Bust of a Naked Youth with a Vase, sketch for “The Vase Seller”, before 1880.

Studium popiersia nagiego młodzieńca z wazonem - szkic do… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Bust of a Man in Profile, Squared for Proportion, c. 1490.

Bust of a Man in Profile, Squared for Proportion (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Study of a Hand, 1778–1779.

Studie af en hånd (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), black and white chalk on brownish paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study of a horse's leg in motion, Józef Chełmoński

Study of a horse's leg in motion, after 1870.

Studium nogi konia w ruchu (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Seated male model

Siddende mandlig model (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Anshutz on Anatomy, 1912.

Anshutz on Anatomy (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Study of a skeleton, Władysław Podkowiński

Study of a skeleton, 1892.

Studium szkieletu (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), charcoal and gouache on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia', James Barry

Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia', 1777–1780.

Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia' (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), pen and black ink with brown wash over black chalk

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars", 1884–1887.

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars" (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), fusain et craie sur papier gris

National Gallery of Art, United States

Selbstporträt als Schmerzensmann, Albrecht Dürer

Selbstporträt als Schmerzensmann, 1522.

Selbstporträt als Schmerzensmann (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German)

Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany

Anatomical Study of a Horse

Anatomical Study of a Horse (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), pen and brown ink on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Torso of a Man in Profile, the Head Squared for Proportion, and Sketches of Two Horsemen, c. 1490–1504.

Torso of a Man in Profile, the Head Squared for Proportion… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Study of a Hand and a Drapery, Nicolai Abildgaard

Study of a Hand and a Drapery, 1778–1779.

Studie af en hånd og et draperi (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), black and white chalk on brownish paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Studies of the legs of a galloping horse, after 1870.

Studia nóg konia w galopie (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Male nude. Study for the etching 'Man Bathing', Carl Bloch

Male nude. Study for the etching 'Man Bathing', before 1881.

Mandlig modelfigur. Studie til raderingen "Badende mand" (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark