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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Group portrait of the Amsterdam surgeons at an anatomy lesson. The men sit and stand around a table on which a corpse lies. Doctor Nicolaes Tulp gives instruction. He has exposed the arm of the corpse and holds up a bundle of arm muscles with a pair of forceps, while making a demonstrative gesture with his other hand. Besides Nicolaes Tulp, the surgeons Jacob Blok, Hartman Hartmansz., Adraen Slabran, Jacob de Witt, Mathijs Kalkoen, Jacob Koolvelt and Frans van Loenen are also depicted.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAnatomische les van Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. 1798. Johannes Pieter de Frey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
