M0007633: A man holding an écorché statuette

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A man holding an écorché statuette. Oil painting.

Photograph of a framed oil painting depicting an écorché statuette based on a model designed by Ludovico Cigoli. A caption attached to the frame titles the work 'An Anatomist' and attributes the work to the Italian School, 17th century, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was acquired from Goncelli & Figlio in Florence by Captain Johnston Saint in 1930, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 20th June 1930 (CC 5216) and again on 9th December 1938 (P2894/1938) . Related images: V0017129, L0076153.

22 January 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 44581i. Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: P2894/1938 and CC 5216.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.