1746
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'Ange anatomique (The Anatomical Angel) or Dissection of a Woman's Back is a 1746 ink by Jacques-Fabien Gautier Dagoty, a Baroque work, depicting Anatomy, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a nude woman’s back turned to us. Her skin is split open. Ribbons of muscle peel back like red cloth. In 1746, artists rarely studied real anatomy. Dagoty cut a dead body to draw this winged figure, mixing art with science. The wings, made of skin, look almost beautiful. See it for yourself at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Jacques-Fabien Gautier Dagoty (1746–1746) was an artist.
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