1. The Body and Difference: Artistic Anatomy and the beau idéal

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1. The Body and Difference: Artistic Anatomy and the beau idéal

Anthea Callen

Looking at Men: Anatomy, Masculinity and the Modern Male Body

François Sallé’s The Anatomy Class (fig. 1.1) is a large-scale modern history painting celebrating the work at the École des Beaux-Arts of Dr Mathias-Marie Duval, anatomy professor from 1873 to 1903...

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Anthea Callen

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Chapter subject tags:Human anatomy--Study and teachingAnatomy, ArtisticMasculine beauty (Aesthetics)Human dissectionPhotography--Scientific applications

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List of illustrations

The Anatomy Class at the École des Beaux-Arts by Sallé, François
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1888
Le Cours d'anatomie by Lemaistre, Alexis
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1889
Duchenne de Boulogne performing facial electrostimulus experiments by Duchenne de Boulogne, Guillaume-Amant
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1862
Hardness by Duchenne de Boulogne, Guillaume-Amant
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1862
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp by Rembrandt van Rijn
By John Carlson
on Apr 07
1632
Female Skeleton by Tharsis, J.; Aubert, M.
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1759
Les Mystères de Paris by Cheret, Jules
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1885
Flayed Man by Houdon, Jean-Antoine
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1792
Borghese Gladiator by Salvage, Jean-Galbert
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
c. 1800–1804
Écorché with Outstretched Arm by Houdon, Jean-Antoine
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1766–1767
Interior of an Artist's Studio by Caillebotte, Gustave
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1874
Écorché vivant by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1890–1906
Etude d'ostéologie et de myologie by Olagnon, Charles
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1886
Écorche unijambiste by Dalou, Jules
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1800–1900
Smugglerius by Pink, William
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
c. 1834
A Cast from Life at the Haviland Workshop at Auteuil (Un Moulage sur nature chez Haviland à Auteuil ) by Dantan, Joseph Edouard
By John Carlson
on Jan 17
1887
Life cast of Eugen Sandow at the Natural History Museum by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1898
Back of Male Torso by Eakins, Thomas
By John Carlson
on Apr 13
1880
Le Prosécteur by Lemaistre, Alexis
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1889
Medical student dissectors, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
c. 1895
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Paul Richer by Leroux, Georges Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1904
Jean-Martin Charcot Demonstrating Hysteria in a Hypnotised Patient at the Salpêtrière by Lurat, Abel
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1887
Ensemble view of Athletes series by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1898–1899
Modèle masculin nu: Lucien Martin by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1892
Modèle féminin nu: Mlle Pasquion, 21 ans by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1907
Naked Series: Brooklyn No. 1 by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1881–1884
Modèle féminin nu: Mademoiselle Eugénie Gicquel, 31 ans by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1909
Modèle féminin nu by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
c. 1905–1911
A Woman Throwing on a Shawl by Muybridge, Eadweard
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1887
Marche en poussant by Londe, Albert; Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
c. 1890
Marche en poussant. Moment du double appui by Richer, Paul
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1924
Two male wrestlers/acrobats modelling at the École des Beaux-Arts by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Mar 30
1890

1. The Body and Difference: Artistic Anatomy and the beau idéal

Looking at Men: Anatomy, Masculinity and the Modern Male Body

Anthea Callen

Publisher: Yale University Press

Print publication date: Sep, 2018

Subject areasArt History and TheoryArt, Science, and the EnvironmentWomen’s, Gender, & Sexuality StudiesAmericanBritishFrench

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- Looking at Men: Anatomy, Masculinity and the Modern Male Body
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: On Looking at Men
- 1. The Body and Difference: Artistic Anatomy and the beau idéal
- 2. La Lutte: Masculinity, Muscularity and the Martial Arts of Anatomy
- 3. Doubles and Desire: Anatomies of Conflicted Masculinity
- 4. Size Matters: The Measurement of Man and Ideals of the Labouring Body
- 5. Masculinity and Monstrosity: The Body in Pieces
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
- Image Credits