Monique Kornell

Bio

Monique Kornell is an independent scholar and curator who specializes in the history of anatomical book illustration and the study of anatomy by artists.

Stories

  1. A Popular 17th-Century Book Gives a Lesson in Dissection

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    A pair of hands holding scalpels gently lifts back flaps in an anatomy book. In yellow type appear the words "Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy."

    Lift the flaps and look inside

    Mar 22, 2022

  2. It Takes Artists and Scientists to Understand the Human Body

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    Drawing of body walking with muscles exposed and background of fields and stone buildings

    A new exhibition explores depictions of anatomy from the Renaissance to today

    Feb 08, 2022