Thursday, November 1, 2012

Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp


Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulip was made in 1632, by the world famous artist Rembrandt. It was created during the Baroque art period in Northern Europe. Since I am a student who is interested in pursuing medicine one day, this painting was of particular interest to me. It showed how medicine evolved into what it is today. Rembrandt showed a physician with his students, in a group portraiture. All of the students are immensely focused (they are in Medical School after all) as Dr. Tulp shows them the carcass. Rembrandt used triangular diagonals and attention to detail (they are incredibly focused), which created a full effect for the painting. 

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