Andries Van Wesel Collection

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body), 1555

Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale, 1588-1589. Creator: Lavinia Fontana
Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale, 1588-1589. The Italian physician and scholar Girolamo Mercuriale (1530-1606) reads an edition of the pioneering work on human anatomy "On the Fabric of the Human

Portrait of Doctor Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, published 1574. Creators: Unknown, Johannes Sambucus
Portrait of Doctor Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, published 1574

Title Page and Dedication for the "Compendiosa totius Anatomiae delineatio"
Title Page and Dedication for the " Compendiosa totius Anatomiae delineatio", 1545

Portrait of the physician Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564], c1535-1545. Artist: Steven van Calcar)
Portrait of the physician Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564], c1535-1545. Calcar, Jan Stephan, van (1499-1546/50). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Andreas Vesalius, 16th century Flemish anatomist, c1789-c1798. Vesalius (1514-1564) great work on anatomy De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body) (1543) was a landmark

Abdominal cavity and its contents, 1543. From De humani corporis fabrica by Andreas Vesalius. (Basle, 1543)

Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543
Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting a body, 1543

The second plate of the muscles, from Book II of De humani corporis fabrica, 1543. Artist: Andreas Vesalius
The second plate of the muscles, from Book II of Andreas Vesalius De humani corporis fabrica, Basel, 1543. Engraving

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Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), the legendary 16th century Flemish anatomist, revolutionized the scientific understanding of the human body through his groundbreaking works. Known as the "Father of Modern Anatomy," Vesalius challenged the prevailing beliefs of his time with meticulous dissections and precise illustrations. His seminal work, "De humani corporis fabrica" (On the Fabric of the Human Body), published in 1543, featured stunning engravings by artists like Steven van Calcar. The title page and dedication for the "Compendiosa totius Anatomiae delineatio" (A Compendious and Clear Picture of the Whole Anatomy) show Vesalius in the act of dissection. In the famous portrait of the physician, Vesalius is depicted in scholarly attire, holding a book and pointing to a skeleton. His discoveries, including the intricacies of the abdominal cavity and its contents, as depicted in the second plate of Book II, forever changed the field of anatomy. Vesalius' legacy continues to inspire and inform modern medical science.