Great Artists and Great Anatomists - A Biographical and Philosophical Study

Informationen zum Autor Robert Knox is a husband, father, freelance writer for the Boston Globe, rabid backyard gardener, and blogger on nature, books, films and other subjects based on the premise that there's a garden metaphor for everything. His short stories, poems and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous literary. As contributing editor for "Verse-Virtual.com," his poems appear on the journal's site every month. His novel on the Plymouth, Mass. origins of the notorious Sacco-Vanzetti case, Suosso's Lane, was recently published by Web-e-Books.com. Klappentext An 1852 study that explores through biographical accounts the relation of anatomy to evolutionary theories and Renaissance art. Zusammenfassung This 1852 work by anatomist Robert Knox (1791–1862) discusses the lives of French naturalists Georges Cuvier and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, exploring how anatomy influenced emerging evolutionary theories. It also addresses anatomy's relation to fine art by evaluating the lives and labours of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Part I: 1. George Cuvier; 2. Etienne Geoffroy St Hilaire; Part II: 1. Leonardo da Vinci; 2. Michael Angelo; 3. Raphael; Notes.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Knox
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2013
• EAN: 9781108065283
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06528-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / History, ART / History / General, MEDICAL / History, Zoology & animal sciences, History of Medicine, History of Art, History of Science, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, Zoology and animal sciences