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Black-and-white lithograph of a man with raised arms and an opened torso, showing ribs, lungs, heart and intestines in surgical anatomy plate 22.

Surgical anatomy / by Joseph Maclise.

Black-and-white lithograph plate of a man's torso with arms raised behind his head, the chest and abdomen dissected to show the ribs, lungs, heart, and intestines. Shaded stone-print technique with fine hatching gives the body a detailed, sculptural finish, with 'Pl. 22' printed at upper right.

Artist
Joseph Maclise
Date
1851
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2795 × 4000 px
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Español: Anatomía quirúrgica: torso masculino con el pecho abierto, lámina 22

Lámina litográfica en blanco y negro de un torso masculino con los brazos levantados detrás de la cabeza, con el pecho y el abdomen disecados para mostrar las costillas, los pulmones, el corazón y los intestinos. La técnica de sombreado con trama fina da al cuerpo un acabado detallado y escultórico; en la esquina superior derecha aparece 'Pl. 22'.

Português: Anatomia cirúrgica: torso masculino com o peito aberto, prancha 22

Prancha litográfica em preto e branco de um torso masculino com os braços erguidos atrás da cabeça, com o peito e o abdômen dissecados para mostrar as costelas, os pulmões, o coração e os intestinos. A técnica de sombreado com hachuras finas dá ao corpo um acabamento detalhado e escultórico; no canto superior direito lê-se 'Pl. 22'.

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