The rotten, the disembowelled woman, the skinned man - Body images from eighteenth Century Florentine wax modelling
Florence’s Museum of La Specola stirs up strong emotions. Amongst its collections, the valuable anatomical wax models created between the 17th and 18th century stand out due to the marvellous and provocative nature of its pieces. The aim of this essay is to analyse the communication models epitomise...
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| Language: | English |
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Sissa Medialab
2005-09-01
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| Series: | JCOM: Journal of Science Communication |
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| Online Access: | http://jcom.sissa.it/article/art040301.pdf |