"..four flayed arms and legs anatomized by Vesalius.."
— Rembrandt

January 1, 1970

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Two days before his death in October 1669, Rembrandt was visited by the genealogist and antiquarian Pieter van Brederode to view his "rarities and antiquities." It illustrates Rembrandt's strong focus on the human body.... ...Vesalius was the founding father of modern anatomy: Andries van Wesel, better known as Vesalius.