MARTINEZ Y SORLI Crisostomo Alejandrino José (1638 - 1694) - Plate for the ANATOMIC ATLAS. ca. 1680-94. Original etching. Proof of a slightly late edition on laid paper. Small margins. This plate was intended for the "Atlas Anatomico", by Crisostomo Martinez y Sorli. The book, as he intended, contained the most reliable anatomical engravings made in the 17th century. Instead of focusing solely on the composition of the human body as others had done before him, his intention was to show how the parts of the body related to each other and made it work. 75 x 57 cm. Condition A/B (old restorations).
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MARTINEZ Y SORLI Crisostomo Alejandrino José (1638 - 1694) - Plate for the ANATOMIC ATLAS. ca. 1680-94. Original etching. Proof of a slightly late edition on laid paper. Small margins. This plate was intended for the "Atlas Anatomico", by Crisostomo Martinez y Sorli. The book, as he intended, contained the most reliable anatomical engravings made in the 17th century. Instead of focusing solely on the composition of the human body as others had done before him, his intention was to show how the parts of the body related to each other and made it work. 75 x 57 cm. Condition A/B (old restorations).

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MARTINEZ Y SORLI Crisostomo Alejandrino José (1638 - 1694) - Plate for the ANATOMIC ATLAS. ca. 1680-94. Original etching. Proof of a slightly late edition on laid paper. Small margins. This plate was intended for the "Atlas Anatomico", by Crisostomo Martinez y Sorli. The book, as he intended, contained the most reliable anatomical engravings made in the 17th century. Instead of focusing solely on the composition of the human body as others had done before him, his intention was to show how the parts of the body related to each other and made it work. 75 x 57 cm. Condition A/B (old restorations).
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