L'Ange anatomique (The Anatomical Angel) or Dissection of a Woman's Back

Creator Name

Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty

Cultural Context

French

Date

1746, 1726 to 1750

Source

National Gallery of Art

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Title

L'Ange anatomique (The Anatomical Angel) or Dissection of a Woman's Back

Creator

Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty (link to bio), Painter

Jacques-Fabien Gautier Dagoty;
Jacques-Fabien Gautier Dagoty, French, 1716 - 1785, artist

Worktype

Anatomical study

Cultural Context

French

Material

Substrate: Paper, Laid paper;
Medium: Ink

color mezzotint on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 61.2 x 46 cm (24 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Technique

Intaglio printing; Mezzotint technique

Language

Date

1746, 1726 to 1750

Provenance

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen; Source: Mrs. Jacob Kainen; Donor: Mrs. Jacob Kainen

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Text: (recto: in plate, at upper right) Fig 14 Demontrée par M Duverney, P. et gravée par J. Gautier

recto: in plate, at upper right: Fig 14 Demontrée par M Duverney, P. et gravée par J. Gautier

Location

French

Source

National Gallery of Art

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Anatomy, People, Woman, Human musculoskeletal system, Dissection, Rib, Vertebral column, Back, Science

Portrait; Anatomy; Blood; Woman

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Jessica Gengler

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Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty, L'Ange anatomique (The Anatomical Angel) or Dissection of a Woman's Back, 1746. National Gallery of Art. This work's alternate title, The Anatomical Angel, alludes to the Christian afterlife while suggesting it is also a striking piece of art. CC0.

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