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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/JCCT.2020.6.1.241

Convergence between Anatomy and Fine Art through a Painting by Rembrandt  

Jung, Won (Dept. of Science Studies, Jeonbuk National Univ)
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The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology / v.6, no.1, 2020 , pp. 241-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the late 16th century, the Theatrum Anatomicum or anatomical theatre opened in Leiden in the Netherlands. The theatre was open to a fee-paying audience of students, surgeons, and the public and soon settled down as one of the highbrow cultural activities in the city. This trend soon spread into Amsterdam, and Nicholaes Tulp appearing in Rembrandt van Rijn's was at the center of it. Human anatomy was not just an eyesore but started to get accepted as a cultural event for the civilized citizens of the time. It was with this backdrop that Rembrandt got inspired by this interesting scene of Tulp dissecting human body. Rembrandt well understood the changes of the time and captured them on canvas to attempt convergence between science and art.
Keywords
Anatomy; The Netherlands; Tulp; Rembrandt; Anatomical Theater;
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