Pagan symbols associated with the female anatomy in the Medici Chapel by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Clin Anat
; 30(5): 572-577, 2017 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-28340499
Numerous studies have shown that many works of art from the Renaissance period contain hidden symbols and codes that could have religious, mathematical and/or pagan significance and even anatomical allusions. In this context, the present manuscript offers new evidence that the great genius of anatomy, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), included pagan symbols associated with female anatomy in the funerary monuments found in the Sagrestia Nuova/Medici Chapel (1519-1533) in Florence, Italy. The interpretation of the symbols provided in this study will interest those with a passion for the history of anatomy. Clin. Anat. 30:572-577, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Symbolism
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Famous Persons
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Genitalia, Female
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Anatomy
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Anat
Journal subject:
ANATOMIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
United States