Hilloowala R, Renahan J
Anat Anz. 1985;159(1-5):141-58.
At 17 via Romana in the Oltrarno section of Florence are housed, in the Natural History Museum (La Specola), some of the most interesting anatomical models ever made. In the 2 centuries since these wax models were made they have not been surpassed in their true-to-life appearance in spite of modern technology. Unfortunately the models are little known to health scientists, including anatomists, especially in the English-speaking countries. This study presents pertinent historical and descriptive facts about the models--each piece a perfect blend of science and art--and about copies of them or satellite collections in other European countries. The anatomical source for these models is the work of the Dutch Anatomist, Bernard Siegfried Albinus (1697 to 1770) and Jan Wanderlaer (1690-1759), his artist and engraver. It also discusses the little known fact that copies of some of these models were purchased in 1850 for the then Medical Department of the University of Louisiana in New Orleans.
在佛罗伦萨奥尔特拉诺区的罗马纳街17号，自然历史博物馆（斯佩科拉博物馆）收藏着一些有史以来最有趣的解剖模型。自这些蜡制模型制作完成后的两个世纪里，尽管有了现代科技，它们栩栩如生的外观仍未被超越。不幸的是，包括解剖学家在内的健康科学领域的科学家们，尤其是在英语国家，对这些模型知之甚少。本研究介绍了有关这些模型——每一件都是科学与艺术的完美融合——以及它们在其他欧洲国家的复制品或卫星收藏的相关历史和描述性事实。这些模型的解剖学来源是荷兰解剖学家伯纳德·西格弗里德·阿尔比努斯（1697年至1770年）及其艺术家兼雕刻师扬·万德拉尔（1690 - 1759年）的作品。文中还讨论了一个鲜为人知的事实，即1850年为当时位于新奥尔良的路易斯安那大学医学部购买了其中一些模型的复制品。
