Manichino intero d’uomo
19^th century
papier-mâché

Manichino intero di donna
19^th century
papier-mâché

Due pezzi raffiguranti l’ingrandimento di un orecchio e di un frammento di orecchio
19^th century
papier-mâché

Modello di retroperitoneo
19^th century
papier-mâché

Modello di organi e vasi addominali
19^th century
papier-mâché

Sezione di Anatomia Umana, Dipartimento di Scienze Anatomiche, Istologiche, Medico Legali e dell’Apparato Locomotore, Sapienza Università di Roma

With the idea of competing against anatomical wax models, in 1820 Louis Auzoux conceived a didactic model that was less costly, more resistant and which could be manipulated with greater ease. Dubbed “anatomie clastique” in reference to the Greek word klao (to put into pieces), these anatomical mannequins could be disassembled. This made it possible to view all the layers of the body, from the skin right down to the bone structure. Easy to produce, the mannequins were shaped out of papier-mâché and then coloured. In 1833 Auzoux set up a production workshop in Normandy, which made two life-sized écorchés models of a man and a woman. They were a common sight in medical schools and art academies up until the beginning of the Twentieth Century.