Muscular tissue of the claw of a mammal
1970
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1970
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Muscular tissue of the claw of a mammal is a 1970 by H.G, Wetselaar, depicting Anatomy, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This drawing shows a detailed view of a hand’s muscles, tendons, and bones. The fingers are spread wide, and you can see the knuckles, veins, and even the texture of the skin. Beneath the surface, thick bands of muscle twist around the bones, with a few nerves or tendons marked by thin lines. The artist focused on how everything fits together—like a puzzle of flesh and wire. This kind of drawing was often used to teach or study how bodies work. If you’re curious about how artists show hidden parts like this, look up cross-hatching.
H.G. Wetselaar spent his days hunched over microscopes in a quiet Leiden lab, sketching what most people ignore. His pencil caught the raw architecture of bodies we pretend are smooth—like the knotted muscles of a…
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