A depiction of one of Ruysch’s displays, featuring infant skeleton’s weeping into handkerchiefs, as featured in Alle de ontleed- genees- en heelkindige werken . . . van Fredrik Ruysch . . . vol. 3.
Featured on PDR in the essay Frederik Ruysch: The Artist of Death
Luuc Kooijmans explores the work of Dutch anatomist Frederik Ruysch, known for his remarkable ‘still life’ displays which blurred the boundary between scientific preservation and vanitas art.
Also appearing in the essay…
Anatomical Display by Frederik Ruysch
Artist
Date
1744
From
Alle de ontleed- genees- en heelkindige werken . . . van Fredrik Ruysch . . . vol. 3
