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A color mezzotint print portrays the top of the human brain against a dark green background.

A color mezzotint print portrays the top of the human brain as if it were placed on a table. The brain is depicted with four sections of muscle, two smaller sections at the top and two larger sections at the bottom. There are dark red veins that run across the brain. Letters and numbers label different sections of the brain. The brain is against a dark green background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42427.1
People
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, German (1697 - 1770)
Title
The Human Brain, from Dissertatio secunda. De sede et caussa coloris Aethiopum et caeterorum hominum (Second Dissertation: On the Seat and Cause of the Color of Ethiopians and Other Human Beings)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1737
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370667

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Three-color mezzotint
Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
print sheet: 12.9 × 17 cm (5 1/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
mount sheet: 28.9 × 23 cm (11 3/8 × 9 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Courtesy of Boston Medical Library
Object Number
TL42427.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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