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Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body

Clemente Susini1776/1780

Science Museum

Science Museum
London, United Kingdom

An X-ray photograph of a wax anatomical model that was made in Italy in the 1770s. X-raying this object has shown us the extraordinary level of detail employed by Clemente Susini, the sculptor, when creating this wax model of the human circulatory system.

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  • Title: Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body
  • Creator: Clemente Susini
  • Date Created: 1776/1780
  • Location Created: Florence, Italy
  • Rights: © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, Science Museum Group Collection, CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
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