{"id":80152,"date":"2026-04-28T01:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=80152"},"modified":"2026-04-28T01:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:24:14","slug":"teaching-medicine-through-art-anatomical-sculpture-at-the-spanish-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/teaching-medicine-through-art-anatomical-sculpture-at-the-spanish-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching medicine through art: anatomical sculpture at the Spanish university"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80153\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anatomical-model.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anatomical-model.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anatomical-model-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Imagine someone who feels a lump on their side. They go to the doctor, distressed, and the doctor, upon palpating, says, \u201cThat\u2019s not a lump, it\u2019s a floating rib.\u201d It\u2019s a funny anecdote to tell at the dinner table (and joke about the person\u2019s possible hypochondria) because it was easy for the specialist to identify the problem and reassure the patient. However, this wisdom, which we take for granted, has been acquired over time. After all, we expect that the doctors who diagnose, treat, and operate on us have acquired a deep understanding of the human body and its diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">But accessing that learning hasn&#8217;t always been easy. Before the internet, video, and even color photography, how was that experience formed? In a sense\u2026 with art.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Sculptors to train doctors<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Along with dissections, anatomical models played a fundamental role in the teaching of medicine: they reproduced with great fidelity \u2013 in three dimensions, in color and at natural scale \u2013 the human body and its pathologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was common for medical institutions to assemble anatomical collections for educational museums. In Spain, this practice was formalized by a Royal Decree of 1862, which required the seven universities\u2014eight from 1876 onwards\u2014to create public positions for\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dialnet.unirioja.es\/servlet\/articulo?codigo=8420145\"><span dir=\"auto\">anatomical sculptors<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0and their assistants, responsible for producing these pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">However, despite being the only sculptors with a permanent position at the university for more than a century, their work was undervalued and remains almost forgotten today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The anatomical museums established in 18th-century Spain, linked to the royal colleges of surgery, were inspired by Italian models such as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_de_Historia_Natural_(La_Specola)\"><span dir=\"auto\">La Specola<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0in Florence, with its famous wax figures by Clemente Susini. These pieces emphasized the anatomy of an often idealized body and, in the case of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EZHTMfwsZEg\"><span dir=\"auto\">the anatomical <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">Venuses<\/span><\/em><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, possessed an erotic dimension aimed at the male viewer.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_80154\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80154\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80154\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anatomicalVenus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anatomicalVenus.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anatomicalVenus-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anatomical Venus made by Clemente Susini, wax, 1780-1782. Museo di Palazzo Poggi, Bologna\/Wikimedia Commons , CC BY<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">With the strengthening of medical schools and their museums, this approach shifted slightly. By the mid-19th century,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/paperback\/9781890951795\/objectivity?srsltid=AfmBOoqvbAyCCq-fip8XwOpxWzD1rh48Qkt0pmgqFSv93D3mesxj3L6L\"><span dir=\"auto\">the binary concepts of subjectivity and objectivity had solidified<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, with the latter becoming the ideal of medical practice; realism became its principal ally. In this context, anatomical sculpture focused on the direct representation of disease, encompassing everything from the most common to the most exceptional pathologies. Simultaneously,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torrossa.com\/es\/resources\/an\/5360842\"><span dir=\"auto\">wax<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0was gradually replaced by plaster, which was more economical and durable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Professionals between art and medicine<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Access to a position as an anatomical sculptor required dual training, both artistic and anatomical, and joint examination boards comprised of Fine Arts and Medicine experts. It was a difficult profile to maintain in a poorly recognized and underpaid post. As Dr.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogo.bne.es\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991054435409708606&amp;context=L&amp;vid=34BNE_INST:CATALOGO&amp;lang=es&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;query=any,contains,Pulido,%20%C3%81ngel.%20De%20la%20Medicina%20y%20los%20M%C3%A9dicos.%20Valencia:%20Librer%C3%ADa%20de%20P.%20Aguilar.%201883&amp;offset=0\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00c1ngel Pulido<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0lamented in 1883, those who held the position &#8220;renounce being painter, sculptor, and doctor, to become a hybrid being, a mixture of all three at once,&#8221; lacking the prestige of any of the disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Even so, the precariousness of the art world led many sculptors to work in medical schools. Many of them achieved prominence in the art world, winning awards at national fine arts exhibitions, having their work acquired by the state, and being featured in museums such as the Prado and the National Art Museum of Catalonia, in addition to receiving commissions for public monuments. Their names appear in university archives and, occasionally, in the signatures of the surviving pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Thus,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucm.es\/pagina-principal-archivo\"><span dir=\"auto\">the archives of the Complutense University of Madrid<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0reveal the presence at the Madrid faculty of renowned sculptors such as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxim%C3%AD_Sala\"><span dir=\"auto\">Maximino Sala<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museodelprado.es\/aprende\/enciclopedia\/voz\/cruz-martin-miguel-de-la\/06a506f8-10d5-4de3-b7de-fd49d447f28a\"><span dir=\"auto\">Miguel de la Cruz<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Ortells_L%C3%B3pez\"><span dir=\"auto\">Jos\u00e9 Ortells<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_P%C3%A9rez_P%C3%A9rez_%22Peresejo%22\"><span dir=\"auto\">Jos\u00e9 P\u00e9rez (\u201cPeresejo\u201d)<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. These are joined by artists linked to Santiago de Compostela, such as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/historia-hispanica.rah.es\/biografias\/41195-juan-sanmartin-y-serna\"><span dir=\"auto\">Juan Sanmart\u00edn<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Asorey\"><span dir=\"auto\">Francisco Asorey<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, and to Granada, with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Morales_Gonz%C3%A1lez\"><span dir=\"auto\">Francisco Morales<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. The most prominent case is Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhere\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museodelprado.es\/aprende\/enciclopedia\/voz\/samso-juan\/8b3ec673-9693-4f59-8d80-a6976536493a\"><span dir=\"auto\">Juan Sams\u00f3<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rossend_Nobas_i_Ballb%C3%A9\"><span dir=\"auto\">Rosendo Nobas<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torquat_Tasso\"><span dir=\"auto\">Torquato Tasso<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dionisio_Renart\"><span dir=\"auto\">Dionisio Renart<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enric_Monjo_i_Garriga\"><span dir=\"auto\">Enric Monjo<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0worked .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">However, this anatomical facet barely appears in their biographies, as it is considered marginal in relation to \u201ctrue\u201d art. This is the case of Sams\u00f3, active at the Faculty of Barcelona between 1863 and 1878, who combined the production of anatomical models \u2013tumors, malformations, and births\u2013 with successful participation in national exhibitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Nobas, his successor,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oldbcn.com\/es\/turismo\/arte-publico\/quadriga-de-l-aurora\"><span dir=\"auto\">created <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">the Quadriga of Aurora<\/span><\/em><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, a large public monument bathed in gold, while also producing series in painted plaster depicting the before, during, and after of surgical operations. He also left a unique testament to the intersection of art and medicine in the marble\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docta.ucm.es\/entities\/publication\/787dd622-afed-4e7c-a0e6-8ac6e43335e6\"><span dir=\"auto\">tomb<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0of the anatomist Jaime Farreras Framis. On it, a skeleton wrapped in a shroud appears with breathtaking realism.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Forgotten heritage<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">A quick glance at the inventories of 19th-century anatomical museums reveals that most of the specimens have been lost, either misplaced, deteriorated, or destroyed. Although the surviving collections have generally remained in the hands of universities, most of these museums have been dismantled. Among them all, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucm.es\/cultura\/museo-anatomia-javier-puerta\"><span dir=\"auto\">Javier Puerta Museum of Anatomy<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0stands out as an exceptional case of survival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">In Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthe preserved pieces ended up in the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museudelamedicina.cat\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">Museum of the History of Medicine of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, where they remain almost inaccessible to the public. The\u00a0imminent\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/ciencia\/2025-10-21\/cierra-por-desidia-institucional-el-museo-olavide-una-joya-de-la-historia-de-la-medicina.html\"><span dir=\"auto\">closure of the <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/museoolavide.aedv.es\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">Olavide Museum<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0of dermatological models highlights the fragility of this heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">However, it is an essential legacy for understanding how the body and illness were conceived in the 19th century. And also, and no less importantly, for completing the history of sculpture in Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\"><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Chloe Sharpe is Professor and Researcher in Art History, UDIT &#8211; University of Design at the Innovation and Technology<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine someone who feels a lump on their side. 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