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Tag Archives: The Anatomical Lesson of Dr. Sebastiaen Egbertsz de VriJ

The Dutch anatomy lessons

March 31, 2020

JMS Pearce Hull, England, United Kingdom Fig 1. The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp. 1632. Rembrandt van Rijn. Mauritshuis. The Hellenistic anatomist Herophilus (c. 330- c. 260 BC) and the physiologist Erasistratus (c. 325– c. 250 BC) were granted limited permission to dissect executed criminals with consent of the first Ptolemaic Pharaohs. This practice, […]