Accession Number

002050008

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Archival Items

Classification

Archival, Images

MeSH Heading

Anatomy -- pictorial works

Description

Monotone reproduction print of a painting affixed to heavy paper; depicts a group of seven surgeons looking on as physician Nicolaes Tulp leads an anatomy lesson on a cadaver; text on front in Dutch and French; appears to be removed from frame; embossed line around perimeter of print with wide plain border; paper still flexible.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.

Site Made (City)

Amsterdam

Site Made (Country)

Holland

Dates

1798

1840

circa 1798-1840

Material

paper: cream

ink: black

graphite: grey

Inscriptions

"Rembrandt van Ryn pinoc 1632 // T de Frey f: aquforti 1798 // DEMONSTRATION ANATOMIQUE, // faite par le celebre Medicine Nicolas Tulp. // Profesfeur d'anatomic a Amsterdam, l'An 1683 // le tableau original se trouve au Theatre // anatomique d'Amsterdam."; repeated in Dutch

Permanent Location

Storage Room 2005

2005-1-3 Box D

Length

44.0 cm

Width

36.0 cm

Unit Of Measure

centimeters

Condition Remarks

Heavily foxed and yellowed paper; missing minor piece on bottom edge and 1.5 cm tear at upper left edge

Copy Type

reproduction

Reference Types

Internet

Reference Comments

Zygmont, Bryon. “Rembrant, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp.” Khan Academy. Accessed February 23, 2017. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenment/baroque-art1/holland/a/rembrandt-the-anatomy-lesson-of-dr-tulp

Research Facts

The original portrait, painted by Dutch Baroque Rembrandt van Rijn in 1632, depicts a group of seven surgeons looking on as physician Nicolaes Tulp leads an anatomy lesson. It was commissioned to hang in the board room of the Guild of Surgeons, a group that Tulp had become a reader of three years before. Tulp is shown as the only man wearing a hat, showing his elevated position over his pupil, as he demonstrates how arm muscles are attached to the body using forceps. He was known to give theory lessons twice a week in Amsterdam with one public autopsy a year being conducted. The painting shows the 1632 autopsy that used the body of a criminal, an executed thief named Adriaen het Kint as their cadaver. The surgeon in the centre towards the back holds a sheet of paper that lists the names of all the men in participating in the lesson, many of whom would have paid for the honor of being included in the composition.

Though it was one of Rembrandt’s earlier works, The Anatomy Lesson remains one of his most well-known paintings; the skill is evident in the expressive, recognizable faces of the surgeons and the dynamic contrast between light and dark. Rembrandt does, however, some artistic liberties, particularly as the surgeon would have begun with opening the chest cavity in an autopsy as opposed to beginning with an arm.

This was also one of the first painting that Rembrandt signed with his forename as opposed to RHL which he had used on previous ones, likely showing his increasing confidence in his artistic abilities.

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Accession Number

000001182 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal

MeSH Heading

Gastrointestinal Agents -- therapeutic use

Achlorhydria -- drug therapy

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle

Description

Rectangular amber glass bottle (a) with cylindrical neck and metal screw-on cap (b); paper label covers front, left and right sides; bottle is full of round tablets; neck is stuffed with cotton

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - bottle

b - cap

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Brockville

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1965

1970

circa 1965

Date Remarks

Listed in Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System

Material

glass: amber

metal: red; white

paper: red; cream; blue

fabric: white

Inscriptions

(a) // Front: "100 C.T. No. 809 // GLUTAMIC // ACID // Compressed Tablets // 0.5 GRAM // (7 1/2 GRAINS) // Natural dextrorotatory // glutamic acid. // [ l (+) Glutamic Acid] // Stock 25 - 809 - 4 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO"; right side: "L T 161 C // USUAL DOSE – 8 tablets, three // times daily."; left side: "RY2 // 199 [scratched out] [handwritten] // POSOLOGIE HABITUELLE – 8 // comprimés, trois fois par jour."; bottom: "1 // 100. 5 // 5"; (b) "PD"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A5-4 Box 3 Row B

Length

a - 9.8 cm

Width

a - 4.0 cm

Depth

a - 4.9 cm b - 1.0 cm

Diameter

b - 3.0 cm

Unit Of Measure

centimeters

Condition Remarks

Bottle is dusty; label yellowed and dirty; some paint scratched off cap

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Reference Comments

Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System

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Accession Number

002050400

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Archival Items

Classification

Archival, Images

MeSH Heading

Anatomy -- pictorial works

Description

Paper reproduction print of Leonardo DaVinci's sketch of a male torso back showing muscle locations; reverse shows adhesive residure form affixed in an album or similar.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.

Material

paper: cream ink: black

Inscriptions

"Leonardo DaVinci 1645"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 2005

2005-5-6 Assorted Binder A pg 1 a

Length

8.2 cm

Width

5.6 cm

Unit Of Measure

centimeters

Condition Remarks

Paper yellowed, adhesive residue shows through to front

Copy Type

reproduction

Reference Types

Other

Reference Comments

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