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Dissecting with a paintbrush: demonstrating not so "gross" anatomy

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Date
2015-10-14
Main contributor
University of Virginia. School of Medicine
Summary
Danny Quirk is a young artist specializing in photorealistic watercolors, painting what the camera cannot capture. Much of his work illustrates the intricacies of human anatomy. On canvas, he paints figures in classic poses (sometimes á la Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius) in striking chiaroscuro lighting. But, more dramatically, he also paints on living subjects, representing on the body's surface the anatomical structures that lie beneath. In this Medical Center Hour, Danny Quirk talks about "dissecting" with a paintbrush—and while he's talking, he'll complete an anatomical drawing on a student volunteer.

Co-presented with the History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series
Contributors
Quirk, Daniel (Speaker)
Childress, Marcia Day (Moderator)
University of Virginia. School of Medicine
Publisher
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Genre
Filmed lectures
Subjects
Medical illustration
Medicine and art
Anatomy, Artistic
Collection
Medical Center Hour
Unit
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Language
English
Terms of Use
The speakers in this presentation have given the University of Virginia permission to make it freely accessible online for all audiences to view. To request permission to reproduce, republish, and/or repost this presentation please contact the Historical Collections and Services Department of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library at the University of Virginia.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file, 58:50 min.) : sound, color
Access Restrictions
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