Paolo Mascagni
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Paolo Mascagni was an Italian physician and anatomist. He is most well known for publishing the first complete description of the lymphatic system.
Paolo Mascagni
The statue of Mascagni at the Uffizi
Vasorum lymphaticorum corporis humani historia et ichnographia
Clemente Susini
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Clemente Michelangelo Susini was an Italian sculptor who became renowned for his wax anatomical models, vividly and accurately depicting partly dissected corpses. These models were praised by both doc
Paolo Mascagni
…Mascagni was appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Florence. There, he wrote Treatise of Anatomy. In 1781, Mascagni began advising sculptor Clemente Susini, who was working on a collection of human anatomical waxes. The collection was completed in 1786 and consisted of approximately 800 pieces. In 1801…
Medallion of Clemente Susini
The "Venerina", displayed in the Museum of Palazzo Poggi, Bologna
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