M. Sué le Fils - Elémens D'anatomie, a l'usage des peintres, des sculpteurs, et des amateurs - 1788

Beautiful illustrated edition of this treatise intended to provide artists with the indispensable anatomical knowledge for the correct representation of the human body -

The work sits in the tradition of artistic anatomy treatises that seek to bring medical science and the fine arts closer together by showing that knowledge of the body's structure is necessary to master drawing, painting and sculpture -

Its essential objective is to teach painters and sculptors to understand what lies beneath the visible forms of the body, so that they can accurately represent the proportions, movements, attitudes and anatomical reliefs of the human figure -

Rather than addressing doctors exclusively, the author thus adapts anatomical teaching to the practical needs of artists and amateurs, prioritizing elements likely to be directly useful for observation and representation of the model -

M. Sué le Fils - Elements d'anatomie, à l'usage des peintres, des sculpteurs, et des amateurs - 1788 - Sué le Fils, Méquignon, Royer & Barrois -
About 54 pages -

State of the binding, work in its full publisher's binding, wear from use, some defects on the cover, missing material on the spine, spine cracked, corners worn, very worn edges -

Good interior condition, some stains and moisture marks, small vignette on the title page, work enriched with 14 fine black-engraved plates, some foldouts, all loose, a good copy -

Delivery service ensured within a few days -