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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (alternative spelling Deyman) is a 1656, fragmentary painting by Rembrandt, now in Amsterdam Museum. It is a group portrait showing a brain dissection by Dr. Jan Deijman (161966). Much of the canvas was destroyed in a fire in 1723 and the painting was subsequently recut to its present dimensions, though a preparatory sketch shows the full group.
The painting shows Dr. Deijman performing a brain dissection on the cadaver of an executed criminal, the Flemish
the BP Portrait Award 2010 at the National Portrait Gallery, the largest work ever to be included, following which it toured with the intention of ultimately being placed on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery, included the painting in his book "500 Portraits: 25 Years of The BP Portrait Award" in 2012.
See also.
- "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman"
Further reading.
- Nairne, Sandy. (2012)