Anatomia del Cavallo. Infirmita del Cavallo
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/16 x 9 1/16 x 2 1/2 in. (33.1 x 23 x 6.4 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.144
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 16th-century veterinary science with *Anatomia del Cav. Infirmita del Cavallo* (Anatomy of the Horse Diseases of the Horse), a remarkable 1602 woodcut publication by Italian anatomist Carlo Ruini and printer A. Bindoni il Giov. This work, held in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department represents one of the earliest detailed studies of equine anatomy, blending scientific inquiry with artistic precision. Ruini's pioneering text, first published in 1598, dissected the horse—vital to Renaissance society for warfare, travel, and agriculture—layer by layer...
About the Artist
Carlo Ruini|A. Bindoni il Giovane (Italian|Italian) · | – |
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