Beauty of Anatomy

Synopsis: From the Venus of Willendorf, thought to be over 27,000 years old, through to Marc Quinn’s modern self-portraits in blood, the human body has always been one of art’s central themes. This two-part series shows that it is only with art and science combined that man has been able to fully understand and illustrate what lies beneath our skin.

Tracing the history of this relationship, ‘Beauty of Anatomy’ explores how the advances of science transformed art, charting man’s growing understanding of anatomy through the works that recorded and reflected it.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2014
Notes: Each episode is also available to buy separately at £195.00 [+VAT, +P&P].
Subjects: Biology; Medical sciences
Keywords: anatomy; art; dissection procedures; Gray, Thomas; history of art; human biology; medical illustration

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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