The Body at Life Size

Mascagni set out to depict the entire human body at LIFE SIZE, in colour — colossal plates that, assembled, stand as tall as a person. He did not live to see it finished; the atlas was published after his death, at ruinous expense, and few complete copies survive. He was also the great mapper of the lymphatic system, and the precision here is not sacrificed to the scale. The most ambitious anatomical atlas ever produced, and among the most breathtaking: the body as a cathedral, mapped wall to wall.

Maker

Paolo Mascagni

Date

1823–1831

Medium of the original

Plate

Original held by

Published Pisa, 1823–31 · Wikimedia Commons

Credit

Published Pisa, 1823–31 · Wikimedia Commons

Rights

Public domain, verified

Catalogue number

PA-00946