The anatomy lesson: life and anatomical drawing

Ian Potter Museum of Art

http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_exhibitions_detail.aspx?view=193&category=future
Saturday 01 September 2012 to Sunday 31 March 2013
Exhibition coming up at Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne precinct, Victoria, Australia
Based on university collections and ranging from Old Master prints and rare books to modern and contemporary art, this exhibition explores representations of the human body from medical perspectives. With strong links to academic programs, it will explore the different orders of attention given to the body from the aesthetic through to the diagnostic.

Presented in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Services in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Melbourne Medical School. Curated by Jenny Long.

Location

Ian Potter Museum of Art
The University of Melbourne, Swanston Street
Melbourne Precinct
Victoria
Australia
‘Anatomy lesson’
© All rights reserved The anatomy lesson: life and anatomical drawing 2012 Australia
Sally Smart, 1995, cotton, synthetic polymer paint, watercolour, gouache, ink, charcoal, wooden dowel on paper and linen. The Vizard Foundation Art Collection of the 1990s, acquired 1995. On loan to the Ian Potter Museum of Art.